However, since almost all published studies have been conducted with the elderly or with persons with dementia disease, the effects of folate on the mental health of people of reproductive age are not yet known. Findings from this review suggest that low folate status can be a key factor in ...
Folate deficiency is a common nutritional deficiency that can be caused by a lack of dietary folate intake, with specific symptoms.
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Among many putative risk factors, folate deficiency has been recognized since the 1960s as an important contributor to the depression [2, 3]. A lot of studies examining the risk of depression in the presence of low folate were performed [4–8], including in Japanese subjects. In 2006, ...
- 《American Journal of Psychiatry》 被引量: 1022发表: 1997年 Folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine in major depressive disorder. Examines the relationship between levels of vitamin metabolites and response to fluoxetine treatment in depressed patients. Linking of low folate levels to... Fava,...
Of course, this does not imply that having low folate levels will always result in depression, or having normal folate levels will avoid depression. How is depression diagnosed? People who wonder if they should talk to their health professional about whether or not they have depression might cons...
Observational studies of Japanese healthy subjects have demonstrated an inverse relationship between low levels of folate and depression scores in male subjects. However, few studies have examined folate levels and depressive symptoms among Japanese patients with depression. We examined the association of ...
The biggest sign of folate deficiency is megaloblastic anemia, a condition in which the body has a low number of abnormally large red blood cells, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If you’re lacking in folate, your red blood cell count can go down because you’re inhi...
These feelings happen during rest or sleep, especially in the lower legs, and create an urge to move the legs about as a way of relieving or completely getting rid of these feelings. If a person with restless leg syndrome tries to hold the legs still and not move them, the feelings only...
B vitamins promote neurotransmitter function. Research has shown that patients with major depression often have low amounts of vitamin B12 and folate in their bodies (x). To increase your dietary intake of vitamin B12, take up to 200 milligrams ofvitamin B12 1 percent (cyanocobalamin) powderonce...