Umsebenzi nokusebenza kahle kwe-folic acid kungangezelela i-folic acid, kuvimbele ukuntuleka kwegazi emzimbeni, futhi kuvimbele ukukhubazeka kwe-fetus neural tube. Kufanele isetshenziswe ngendlela efanele.

1. Ukwengeza nge-folic acid: I-Folic acid iyivithamini encibilika emanzini emzimbeni. Uma i-folic acid ishoda, kungenzeka ukuthi kubangele isikhumba esomile. Kufanele isetshenziswe ngesikhathi esifanele ukwengeza i-folic acid.

2. Ukuvimbela i-anemia: Ngemva kokuntuleka kwe-folate, kungenzeka kubangele izimpawu ze-anemia kwabanye abantu. Ngokuvamile, ukusebenzisa i-folate kungavimbela i-anemia futhi kukhuthaze ukwakheka kwamangqamuzana egazi abomvu.

3. Ukuvimbela ukukhubazeka kwe-fetus neural tube: Ukuthatha amaphilisi e-folic acid phakathi nezinyanga ezintathu zokuqala zokukhulelwa kanye nokukhulelwa kusencane kungasetshenziswa ukuvimbela ukukhubazeka kwe-neural tube ye-fetus.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ingasetshenziswa futhi ku-megaloblastic anemia.