CLASS:  | Water soluble vitamin |
ROLE:  | Red Blood Cell Maturation | Nerve cell integrity | Stored in liver | | |
SOURCES:  | Animal foods | Dairy products | Yeast | | |
RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE (RDI):  | 2 micrograms |
DEFICIENCY STATE:  | Tiredness, weakness, lethargy | Sore tongue | Anaemia | Spinal cord disease | Dementia | Sensory loss | | | | | |
OVERDOSE STATE:  | May produce Iron or Folate deficient Anaemia |
RISKS:  | Gastrointestinal disease | liver disease | Vegetarianism | Elderly | Psychiatric in-patients | Smokers | Medication: colchicine (for gout), cholestyramine (for high cholesterol) | | | | | | |
DIAGNOSIS:  | Blood tests |
OTHER NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS:  | Folate |
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