Folate isn’t just for pregnant women – we should all be eating more of it to avoid these health problems

It’s well documented that we should be eating a balanced diet but it appears that one vitamin in particular is going under the radar.

A new survey by Discover Great Veg found that despite folate’s importance to our wellbeing, 75 per cent of Brits don’t know folate is found naturally in food, and one in five think it’s only pregnant women who need to consume it at all.

But that just isn’t the case. Folate matters to us all – from anaemia to cardiovascular disease and even mental health, not eating enough folate (otherwise known as vitamin B9) can lead to a range of . But these could be avoided