It's not undebatable about folate's health benefits, including preventing neural tube defects (NTD), driving for the folic acid food fortification that became mandatory in the US in 1998. Nowadays, many multivitamins, prenatal multivitamins, most commercial flour, bread, and cereal products contain or are fortified with this synthetic nutrient. Next time when you choose a bottle of a supplement and reach a loaf of bread at the store, check the ingredients, and you will know w