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Biggest myths in nutrition | Dr Matthew Nagra, ND

The Proof with Simon Hill

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The Importance of Folic Acid in Pregnancy

Folic acid is one of those nutrients we mentioned if you're eating a vegan diet and it's full of whole foods, you're getting quite a lot. There's certainly a camp out there that are convinced that folic acid is increasing rates of cancer. I haven't seen good data suggesting it's causing cancer or anything like that. And it is actually really important for pregnancy outcomes. So if you're a female in a menstruating age and you're planning to become pregnant at some point, then there's definitely something to be considering.

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