Question: Why is pantothenic acid and folic acid needed?

Carmen Denman answered on 9 Mar 2015:

Hi sarasantocildes,
Great questions. I am not an expert but I’ve looked some answers up for you. Pantothenic acid has several functions, such as helping to release energy from the food we eat. Folic acid, known as folate in its natural form, is one of the B-group vitamins. Folic acid has several important functions. For example, it:
works together with vitamin B12 to form healthy red blood cells helps to reduce the risk of central nervous system defects, such as spina bifida, in unborn babies. A lack of folic acid could lead to folate deficiency anaemia. I found this information on the National Health Service website. There is more there to read about all sorts of different vitamins.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vitamins-minerals/Pages/Vitamin-B.aspx#folic-acid

Cheers,

Carmen