 | Term | Definition |
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Hypochromic microcytic anemia |
iron deficiency |
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Heme iron |
part of hemoglobin and myoglobin and only found in animal based foods such as meat, fish and poultry |
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non-heme iron |
found in both plant and animal foods... plant based foods only contain non-heme |
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Folic acid |
coenzyme and helps to synthesis DNA |
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Megoblastic anemia |
folic acid (folate) deficiency, Vit B-12 (colbalamin) deficienvy |
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Neural Tube defects |
malformation of the brain and spinal cord during the embryonic period... 1/2500 infants per yr US |
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Spinal bifida |
spinal cord exposure |
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anencephaly |
absence of brain |
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Vitamin B12 (colbalamin) |
coenzyme in new cell synthesis |
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Vitamin K |
coenzyme in protein production .. blood coagulation and bone metabolism |
