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Foods Containing Folate
Folate deficiency means you have a lower-than-normal amount of folic acid, a type of B vitamin, in your blood.
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Alternative Names
Deficiency - folic acid, Folic acid deficiency
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Folic acid works along with vitamin B12 and vitamin C to help the body break down, use, and create new proteins. The vitamin helps form red blood cells and produce DNA, the building block of the human body, which carries genetic information.
Folic acid is a type...
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Folic acid (folate)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folic acid is a type of B vitamin. It is the man-made (synthetic) form of folate that is found in supplements and added to fortified foods.Folic acid... Read more »
Folate-deficiency anemia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folate-deficiency anemia is a decrease in red blood cells (anemia) due to a lack of folate.Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have... Read more »
Foods Containing Phytochemicals
Source: Breastcancer.org
Phytochemicals are compounds that are produced by plants ("phyto" means "plant"). They are found in fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, and other... Read more »
Foods Containing Omega-3 Fatty Acids
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Omega-3 fatty acids are important nutrients involved in many body activities, especially immune system responses. Your body doesn't produce omega-3... Read more »
Foods Containing Lycopene
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