Vitamin B9 - Toxicity

Dr. Reeja Tharu

Written by Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D

Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Feb 04, 2016

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Toxicity

The best part of water-soluble vitamins is that excess of this vitamin is excreted with the urine. Folic acid is non toxic, and dissolves in water. It is quickly excreted in the urine.

Published on Feb 04, 2016
Last Updated on Feb 04, 2016

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