| Until recently, the role of Folic acid in the | | | | Weight loss: Unless you are one of those weight |
| prevention of diseases had been ignored. Even the | | | | watching diet junkies who celebrate every pound |
| most obsessed health food enthusiast knew | | | | that leaves your body, you would understand the |
| nothing about the importance of a Folic acid rich | | | | simple fact that unexplained and unwarranted loss |
| diet. That was until research eventually unearthed | | | | of weight signals an impending health issue and |
| the myriad ways in which Folic acid affects health | | | | Folic acid deficiency is one of them. |
| and wellness. In the light of evidence that this B | | | | Diarrhea: After having affected the tongue by |
| vitamin has the ability to prevent heart disease, | | | | making it sore and reducing the sense of taste, |
| cancer and strokes, the emphasis on consumption | | | | effectively rendering the consumption of food a |
| of Folic acid through your daily diet and through | | | | painful affair, Folic acid deficiency goes a step |
| dietary supplements have increased considerably. | | | | further by making it tough to keep the food in |
| If you have not yet undergone a Folic acid test | | | | with diarrhea. |
| and verified that you have enough Folate in your | | | | If you are on the watch out for these tell tale |
| system, these are the signs to watch out for... | | | | signs and you commit yourself to getting a Folic |
| Fatigue: The very first sign of a deficiency of Folic | | | | acid test done when you suspect that you are in |
| acid is high fatigue. If you feel tired and worn out | | | | the red, there is not much to fear here. After all, |
| throughout the day, a Folic acid deficiency could | | | | Folic acid deficiency can be easily corrected by |
| be the culprit. Before you decide on your pick | | | | supplementing your diet with Folic acid pills or |
| from the diverse array of usual causes that | | | | foods rich in this B vitamin. |
| fatigue is associated with, it might be a good idea | | | | Pregnancy |
| to get your Folic acid levels checked. | | | | Importance of Folic acid during pregnancy cannot |
| Shortness of breath: Not many other health | | | | be ignored at any cost. Folic acid deficiency during |
| issues herald themselves by making you short of | | | | pregnancy is known to lead to neural tube |
| breath, making this symptom a particularly | | | | defects which are essentially birth defects related |
| positive identification of Folic acid deficiency. | | | | to the brain and the spinal chord in the baby. The |
| Red and sore tongue: Another characteristic | | | | levels of Folic acid in the body of women who are |
| symptom. If you have a sore tongue, it would be | | | | planning to conceive should be kept optimal till the |
| rather irrational to wait it out a day or two. Get | | | | first few weeks of pregnancy to prevent this |
| yourselves some Folic acid supplements or modify | | | | from happening. |
| your diet to that effect. | | | | A simple and quick prenatal test would tell you if |
| Reduced sense of taste: If you suspect that your | | | | you are deficient in Folic acid. The Folic acid test |
| sense of taste has declined and have already | | | | cannot wait until you conceive and realize it since |
| found a low-risk reason to blame it on and ignore, | | | | it would be far too late and you would have |
| this would a nice time to check if you are putting | | | | already endangered your baby. Prenatal testing is |
| yourself at risk of Folic acid deficiency and all the | | | | too easy, quick and important to be ignored. |
| health issues that come with it. | | | | |