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Folate, vitamin B12, ferritin and haemoglobin levels among women of childbearing age from a rural district in South India.

Samiksha SinghJaga Jeevan Babu GeddamG Bhanuprakash ReddyDinesh Raj PallepogulaHira Ballabh PantSutapa B NeogiNeena JohnSunanda Reddy KolliPat DoyleSanjay KinraAndy NessGudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy
Published in: BMC nutrition (2017)
Our findings suggest that folic acid, vitamin B12 and iron deficiency are important public health problems in India. We observed that half of the women of childbearing age were deficient in these nutrients. Folic acid and vitamin B12 deficiencies co-exist and should be supplemented together.
Keyphrases
  • iron deficiency
  • public health
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • south africa
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • mental health
  • cervical cancer screening
  • breast cancer risk
  • heavy metals
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle