Folic acid deficiency
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Folic acid deficiency is 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."[1]
Folic acid deficiency may underly 3% of cases of macrocytic anemia.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2023), Folic acid deficiency (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Ashraf MJ, Cook JR, Rothberg MB (2008). "Clinical Utility of Folic Acid Testing for Patients with Anemia or Dementia". J Gen Intern Med. DOI:10.1007/s11606-008-0615-z. PMID 18414954. Research Blogging.