What are the wonderful uses of expired folic acid?

It is very necessary for people who want to get pregnant to take some nutritional supplements. For example, folic acid is a nutritional supplement widely recommended by the medical community. It is specially used for physical conditioning during and before pregnancy because folic acid can prevent the occurrence of fetal malformations and ensure the healthy development of the fetus. Folic acid is also a food and has a shelf life. Let's take a look at what are the uses of expired folic acid?

It is not recommended to consume any food or health supplements that have expired. The shelf life of food is an expected value. Even if it exceeds the shelf life, if it has not deteriorated within a period of time, it may still be edible. However, at this time, it has lost its original nutrients and health benefits, so it is not recommended to eat it. As for whether it is still useful, it is recommended to throw it away.

Folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin. Once it enters the body, it will be excreted with the metabolism of body fluids and will not accumulate excessively in the body. Once folic acid expires, the probability of adverse reactions due to qualitative changes is relatively small, and it generally loses its effectiveness. Therefore, as long as there is no obvious discomfort after taking expired folic acid, there is no need to worry too much.

However, it is difficult to generalize whether expired medicines are effective or even whether they will deteriorate and affect health. First of all, the deterioration of medicines is a slow process, and this process is different for different medicines. However, for drugs that have passed their expiration date, whether it is one day or one month past the expiration date, there is no guarantee that they will become ineffective or deteriorate, because this is beyond the period of data obtained from the manufacturer's stability test and long-term sample retention observation test. At the same time, the speed at which drugs change is affected by factors such as drug ingredients, storage environment, or whether they have been opened and used. If any problems occur when using expired medicines, the manufacturer will no longer bear any responsibility. In general, expired medicines cannot be guaranteed in terms of quality, efficacy or even legal aspects, so it is not recommended to use them.