Vitamin B9 is also known as folic acid, folate, and pteroylmonoglutamic acid. The body needs folic acid to use and repair DNA. It is also needed for cell division and the production of red blood cells. Vitamin B9 in natural foods has been known to reduce the risk of cancer, while the B9 supplement may actually promote cancer. It is an ingredient in chemotherapy in the drug called aminopterin. It has also been associated with reducing the risk of obesity and diabetes. However, a lack of Vitamin B9 also has a severe impact on both the physical and mental health of a person including increasing the risk of disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. It also promotes skin health. Vitamin B9 can be naturally found in egg yolks, sunflower seeds, chlorella algae, liver, kidney, pineapples, oranges, honeydew, grapefruit, cantaloupe, raspberry, banana, strawberry, tomato, corn, brussels sprouts, spinach, turnip, asparagus, beets, lettuce, broccoli, bok choy, peas, beans, fortified grain, beer, and lentils.
Deficiency
Symptoms of a deficiency in vitamin B9 are anemia, depression, schizophrenia, asthma, nerve damage, diarrhea, memory loss, headaches, numbness, glossitis, irritability, malaria, sore tongue, infertility, heart palpitations, cancer development, mouth ulcers, and behavioral disorders. Deficiencies are also associated with a higher risk of stroke and heart disease since it helps keep the arteries healthy. Vitamin B9 has also been shown to reduce blood pressure. It has been suggested to take vitamin B9 with antidepressants for better results. Therefore, vitamin B9 is a smart choice to add to a treatment plan for depression or bipolar disorder when antidepressants are prescribed. It has also been associated with helping the elderly with memory, osteoporosis, bone density, and vision loss. As a result, it has been used to treat Parkinson's disease. It has also been used to treat hot flashes in women. However, vitamin B9 is used in the body in some cases to replace vitamin B12 when there is a B12 deficiency, which means that sometimes a B12 deficiency can be undetected. This leads to other health risks. Alcohol can affect the vitamin B9 levels in the body. When a baby does not get enough vitamin B9 in the early stages of development, neural tube defects occur. This means that either the spine or the brain is not covered in skin, resulting in many other problems later in life including major depressive disorder. Some medicines such as specific antibiotics, cancer treatments, and anticonvulsants lead to a deficiency in vitamin B9 and may result in birth defects.
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Toxicity
Adults should have 400 mcg of vitamin B9 a day, but no more than 1 mg a day. Since flour is fortified in many countries to promote healthy babies, some people are overdosing since they are also taking a multivitamin. This can result in preneoplasmic lesions, and cancer. Although vitamin B9 is needed to prevent birth defects in the first trimester, it is suggested that if it is taken by supplement in the third trimester the child will develop asthma.
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