Folate deficiency occurs when you have very low amounts of vitamin ... You can also receive supplemental folic acid intravenously (through an IV) if your symptoms are severe.

May Treat Mental Health Conditions Research has shown that people with low levels of folate ... immature red blood cells. Taking folic acid can relieve symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath ...

They also say the proposed level of folic acid added is too low and will only prevent 20% of birth defects, instead of about 80% (equivalent to 800 babies with neural tube defects) which could be ...