People between the ages of 50 and 70 who do not need folic acid can do without special supplementation, and patients who suffer from certain diseases need to take folic acid supplements as prescribed by their doctors.
If people aged 50-70 are healthy and supplementing folic acid just for health care, it is not recommended to supplement folic acid by taking folic acid tablets. This is because folic acid is found in our daily food consumption, such as whole grains, spinach, carrots, strawberries, oranges, kiwi and other foods contain folic acid. Therefore, with a normal diet, a healthy body is not deficient in folic acid.
People who need to supplement folic acid, such as patients with chronic hemolytic anemia and megaloblastic anemia caused by folic acid deficiency, can ask their doctors first, and follow the doctor’s instructions to supplement folic acid under the guidance of the doctor, and do not blindly take supplements on their own, which may lead to undesirable consequences.
If the body does not have a disease, every day to supplement large doses of folic acid, not only can not play a role in health care, but also may cause side effects, therefore, the daily food intake to maintain nutrition, balanced can be.