What is Folate deficiency?
What is Folate deficiency?
- Folate deficiency: A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of FOLIC ACID in the diet. Many plant and animal tissues contain folic acid, abundant in green leafy vegetables, yeast, liver, and mushrooms but destroyed by long-term cooking. Alcohol interferes with its intermediate metabolism and absorption. Folic acid deficiency may develop in long-term anticonvulsant therapy or with use of oral contraceptives. This deficiency causes anemia, macrocytic anemia, and megaloblastic anemia. It is indistinguishable from vitamin B 12 deficiency in peripheral blood and bone marrow findings, but the neurologic lesions seen in B 12 deficiency do not occur. (Merck Manual, 16th ed)
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Folate deficiency: Introduction
How serious is Folate deficiency?
Complications of Folate deficiency:
see complications of Folate deficiency
What causes Folate deficiency?
Causes of Folate deficiency: see causes of Folate deficiency
Risk factors for Folate deficiency:
see
risk factors for Folate deficiency
What are the symptoms of Folate deficiency?
Symptoms of Folate deficiency:
see symptoms of Folate deficiency
Complications of Folate deficiency:
see complications of Folate deficiency
Folate deficiency: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Folate deficiency.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Folate deficiency.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Folate deficiency:
see treatments for Folate deficiency
Prevention of Folate deficiency:
see prevention of Folate deficiency
Research for Folate deficiency:
see research for Folate deficiency
Name and Aliases of Folate deficiency
Main name of condition: Folate deficiency
Other names or spellings for Folate deficiency:
folacin deficiency, folic acid deficiency
Folic acid deficiency
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