Scientists don't know what caused the defects, but suspect environmental pollution, folic acid deficiency, and genetic defects.
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The evidence of the link between folic acid deficiency and depression has been building for decades, Barnett says.
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His research led to the first understanding of nicotinic acid deficiency, and the discovery of the tryptophan-nicotinic acid relationship.
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The infants who received the skimmed milk formula or the formula with coconut oil developed essential fatty acid deficiency signs and symptoms.
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Serum B12, Malonic Acid, Schilling Test, Complete Blood Count-looking for megaloblastic anemia if there is also folic acid deficiency or macrocytic anemia
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Diseases associated with folic acid deficiency include : megaloblastic or macrocytic anemia, cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, and NTDs in infants.
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Thus, it could be that smoking, which was not a factor in the study, not a fatty acid deficiency, is causing heart disease.
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The body normally interconverts amino acids to maintain homeostasis, but muscle protein can be catabolilzed to release amino acids during conditions of amino acid deficiency.
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Other researchers previously have estimated that folic acid deficiencies could trigger 30 percent to 40 percent of the heart attacks and strokes suffered by American men each year.
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A study of the diets of pregnant women by China Medical University found 30 percent of Chinese women of reproductive age suffer from folic acid deficiency, Xinhua said.
