Introduction:
Folic acid, a water soluble B vitamin, occurs naturally in food and can also be taken as food supplements. Naturally occurring sources of folic acid includes green leaf vegetables (spinach, turnip), poultry, pork, shellfish, peas beans, liver, cereal and citrus furies. Folic acid is one of the necessary elements required for production and maintenance of human cell.
Folic acid deficiency and diseases:
Folic acid deficiency may cause various disorders. Some of these are highlighted below.
Folic acid deficiency may cause weakness, poor growth, graying hair, inflammation of the tongue, palpitations and behavioral disorder.
Folic acid deficiency is also associated with common stomach disorders including diarrhea, mouth ulcer and peptic ulcer, loss of appetite and weight loss.
Folic acid deficiency in pregnant women may cause premature delivery, low birth weight of infants and infants with neural tube defects (NTD s).
Anemia is sometimes associated with the advance stage of folic acid deficiency.
You may need increased folic acid intake if you are anemic, have kidney or liver disease, pregnant or breast-feeding. In...
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