Folic acid deficiency in children

Folic acid (folic acid) is a water-soluble B vitamin. As the research on the relationship between folic acid and birth defects and cardiovascular diseases has gradually deepened, it has become an extremely important micronutrient. Neural tube malformations and megaloblastic anemia caused by folic acid deficiency are not uncommon in the northwest, north, and southwestern rural areas of China. It is necessary to strengthen prevention and treatment.

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