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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Symptoms Of Folic Acid Deficiency

Health Encyclopedia: Folate Deficiency

Alternative Names

Deficiency - folic acid, Folic acid deficiency


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Anemia Part 2: Folic Acid and B-12
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...deficiencies can be seen together or as separate issues.   Folic acid deficiency can cause low... Read more »

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More Evidence That Eating Healthy Can Equal Better Asthma Control
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

You probably already know that eating healthy can have many benefits, from keeping weight in a... Read more »

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Folate and Deplin: Effective Treatments for Depression?
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health Expert

For almost 40 years, it has been suspected that folate plays a role in depression. We have a... Read more »

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IBD and Vitamin D!
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology it was noted that many IBD... Read more »

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B-Complex Vitamins: How its Positive Effects Control Blood Pressure
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

People under emotional stress especially during physical injury are required to take vitamin... Read more »

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Preventing Dementia
...years earlier. Taking antihypertensive drugs can reduce the risk of stroke and consequent dementia.Folic Acid DeficiencyOne study analyzed the diets of 579 people over aged 60. The participants... Read more »
Anemia: Symptoms
...and staggering, confusion, dementia, spasticity, loss of bladder control, and erectile dysfunction. Folic acid deficiency does not cause neurologic damage, although people with this deficiency can... Read more »
Folate deficiency
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Anemia: Diagnosis
...abuse, pregnancy, a history of sprue, severe psoriasis, or the use of antiseizure drugs may indicate a folic acid deficiency.A history of stomach surgery, eating raw fish (which raises the... Read more »
Psoriasis: Other Medications
...muscle aches. Many of these side effects, as well as anemia, a more serious complication, are due to folic acid deficiency. Anemia is a condition where there is a low level of red blood cells in... Read more »

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