Importance of Folic Acid (Folate)
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| Mon, 03-26-2007 - 7:28am |
(And I just love asparagus!!)
Did you know that your body requires folic acid (or folate) in order to replace all the cells lining your digestive tract every few days and all of your oxygen-carrying red blood cells every few months? Folate also helps repair all wounded, aging or damaged cells, helps to keep the cells of your heart and nervous system in top form, and maintains the normal removal of homocysteine (high levels are a marker for increased risk of heart disease). And that's not all. Folate is also essential for reproductive health since it forms the protective cells covering the cervix and is necessary for the formation of sperm as well as every cell of a growing fetus inside a pregnant woman. Asparagus provides 66% of the daily value for folate, which is just one of many reasons to include Asparagus as part of your "Healthier Way of Eating." Read More ...




I love asparagus!! This is great news! Of course, I rarely think to buy it, but now that spring is here, I'm sure I'll se more of it in the grocery stores!