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{{subpages}}'''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."<ref>{{MeSH|Folic acid deficiency}}</ref>
{{subpages}}'''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."<ref>{{MeSH|Folic acid deficiency}}</ref>
 
Folic acid deficiency may underly 3% of cases of macrocytic [[anemia]].<ref name="pmid18414954">{{cite journal |author=Ashraf MJ, Cook JR, Rothberg MB |title=Clinical Utility of Folic Acid Testing for Patients with Anemia or Dementia |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |pmid=18414954 |doi=10.1007/s11606-008-0615-z |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0615-z |issn=}}</ref>  




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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]


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