This concept explains why the requirements for vitamin B 12 are increased in folic acid deficiency, 11 why nothing is to be gained from the use of both folic acid and vitamin B 12 in pernicious ...

Persistent fatigue could signal a vitamin B12 deficiency, a concern affecting nearly half of the Indian population.

ALTHOUGH it is generally recognized that gastric cancer occurs with increased frequency in patients with pernicious anemia,1 2 3 reported rates vary widely from a low of 0.16 per cent4 to a high of ...

Getting plenty of iron, folate, and B12 is one of the best ways of staving off the development of a deficiency-related anemia ...

When your body doesn't receive enough vitamin B12, it slows the growth of red blood cells. A cumulative loss of red blood cells can result in vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. With it, you can experience ...

A mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is a type of blood test that measures the size of your red blood cells. A low MCV means that your red blood cells are smaller than average, possibly indicating iron ...

Methods: Prevalence of vitamin D, B12 and folic acid deficiency was measured in an ongoing, aging cohort, from rural India–Srinivaspura Aging Neurosenescence and COGnition (SANSCOG) study cohort.

Folate is essential for DNA synthesis and cell growth. Deficiency is particularly harmful in pregnancy and is associated with an increased risk of foetal malformations. High concentrations of folate ...