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What are the adverse health effects to having low folate in the body. please type , at least 20 sentences
The main adverse effect of low folate in the body is megaloblastic anemia.
The other adverse effects are:
a) It leads to low level of platelets.
b) It causes decrease in number of white blood cells.
c) It may lead to fatigue.
d) It causes downfall in body energy.
e) The breath become shallow and short.
f) Headache may be another cause.
g) Skin colour becomes pale and dull.
h) The heart becomes racing and fast.
I) The weight loss occurs and hunger lost.
j) The ear drum continuosly rings.
k) The sense of taste reduced.
L) Diarrhoea occurs.
m) Muscle weakness is another effect.
n) Due to body weakness there occur numbness in hands and feet.
o) A sense of depression occurs.
p) There is reduced fertility due to low folic acid and will return to normal once the level of folic acid becomes normal.
q) There is higher risk of placental abruption.
r) Unborn child may harm to with low body weight and can born before due Weight.
s) Neural tube defects can occur in newly born child with spinal cord and brain defects.
t) Repairing and formation of DNA may be affected.