Anemia in babies may manifest as pale skin, irritability, and a fast heart rate. Sometimes, mild to moderate anemia may not produce symptoms, but severe anemia can have very serious consequences. A ...

What Causes Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia?Several factors can contribute to folic acid deficiency anemia, a type of anemia caused by insufficient folate levels in the body:- Poor Dietary Intake: Not ...

Folates are found in a wide variety of animal and vegetable foods. Good sources in developing countries include liver, green vegetables, tubers, bananas and mangoes. Poor sources are grains (e.g. rice ...

In the great majority of these reports direct evidence for either folic acid or vitamin B 12 deficiency has been incomplete or absent, and therapeutic responses to huge "pharmacologic" doses of these ...

Folate is an essential B-vitamin that is needed for DNA synthesis and cell division. Folate deficiency can lead to anemia, and deficiency early in pregnancy can lead to neural tube defects – birth ...

The purpose of the present study was to ascertain whether nutritional folate deficiency of sufficient degree to cause megaloblastic changes in the hematopoietic tissues would be associated with ...

Cirrhosis is a risk factor for anemia, and anemia can indicate worse cirrhosis outcomes. Cirrhosis may cause anemia, leading to red blood cell destruction, folate deficiency, or internal bleeding.

Anemia of chronic disease is caused by long-term underlying health conditions, such as autoimmune disorders, that affect your body’s ability to make red blood cells. If you have anemia, you have a ...