Having too little folate, known as a vitamin B9 deficiency or a folate deficiency, can affect your red blood cells and cause a range of health problems. Wondering how to spot a problem—and what ...

Jamie Johnson, RDN, is the owner of the nutrition communications practice Ingraining Nutrition. Folate deficiency occurs when you have very low amounts of vitamin B9 in your body. Folate ...

Feeling excessively cold could be more than just winter's chill. Your body might be signaling nutrient deficiencies. Feeling ...

The deficiency can lead to a wide range of symptoms, some of which may go unnoticed. These symptoms can develop gradually and may worsen if left untreated. Symptoms of vitamin B12 or folate deficiency ...

A deficiency in B12 can have long term serious health impacts and the NHS says you should see your GP for a blood test if ...

About 30% of those with severe depression have folate deficiency. One study found that folic acid and folate supplements can treat bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, and schizophrenia.

All of these findings seem to indicate that folate deficiency is associated with the emergence and, perhaps, severity of depressive illness in a subset of patients. Within a normal range of ...

Folic acid balance, studied in patients on chronic dialysis to define the mechanisms rendering them susceptible to folic acid deficiency, showed adequate folic acid available to sustain ...

Chief medical officer Sir Michael McBride welcomed the legislation as he said folic acid deficiency "is a leading cause of neural tube defects". The deficiency can lead to a number of serious and ...

Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of neural tube defects, which can cause a large number of serious and debilitating conditions to babies in the womb, including spina bifida. Flour is ...