Problem
Lack of folic acid in diet
Other Names:
Folate deficiency in pregnant womenRisk of neural tube defects during pregnancy
Goat's milk anaemia
Zuelzer-Ogden anemia
Nature:
Lack of folic acid leads to anaemia. It is of value in the treatment of macrocytic anaemias, particularly those associated with metabolic diseases of the digestive system and and nutritional deficiencies. Neural tube defects (such as spina bifida) in foetuses are linked with a deficit of folic acid in the diet of the mother from the time of conception to the 12th week of pregnancy. To protect against spina bifida, it is estimated that pregnant women need three times the amount of folic acid normally occurring in their diet.
Broader Problems:
Nutritional anaemiasMaternal malnutritionVitamin B deficiencies Subject(s):
Birds, Mammals → Cattle, ungulatesFundamental Sciences → Chemicals
Health Care → Nutrition
Industry → Dairy products
Industry → Pipework, cables
Medicine → Blood
Medicine → Nervous system
Medicine → Reproductive system
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Failure
Societal Problems → Hazards
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Society → Women
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST