Folate Deficiency Causes, Symptoms & More

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2. Risk Factors for Folate Deficiency

Poor diet, alcoholism and receiving nutrition via IV long-term are risk factors for developing folate deficiency. Celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and other diseases that impact the digestive tract’s ability to absorb folate increase the chance that folate deficiency will develop.

People with cancer, liver disease and chronic hemolytic anemia are more likely to develop folate deficiency. Those who have undergone bariatric surgery or require dialysis may also be more prone to folate deficiency.3‘Folate Deficiency.’ Winchester Hospital, www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=96682.

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