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Deficiencia de folato - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Deficiencia de ácido fólico; Insuficiencia de ácido fólico

Prevención:

La mejor manera de obtener los requerimientos diarios de todas las vitaminas esenciales es consumir una alimentación balanceada que contenga una variedad de MiPlato. La mayoría de las personas en los Estados Unidos consumen suficiente ácido fólico debido a que es abundante en el suministro de alimentos.

El folato se presenta en forma natural en los siguientes alimentos:

  • Frijoles y legumbres
  • Jugos y frutas cítricas
  • Salvado del trigo y otros granos integrales
  • Hortalizas de hoja verde oscura
  • Carne de aves, carne de cerdo y mariscos
  • Hígado

El Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board (Consejo de Alimentos y Nutrición del Instituto de Medicina) recomienda que los adultos tomen 400 microgramos de folato al día. Las mujeres con capacidad de quedar embarazadas deben recibir esta cantidad de suplementos de ácido fólico, no simplemente alimentos fortificados, para garantizar la ingesta diaria apropiada.

Las recomendaciones específicas dependen de la edad, el sexo y otros factores de una persona (como el embarazo). Muchos alimentos ahora tienen ácido fólico extra agregado para ayudar a prevenir anomalías congénitas.

Ver el artículo ácido fólico en la dieta para conocer los requerimientos totales de éste por grupo de edad.

Ver el artículo ácido fólico y prevención de anomalías congénitas para obtener más información sobre los requerimientos de folato durante el embarazo.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/14/2011
  • A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, and David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital (8/9/2009).

Referencias

Antony AC. Megaloblastic anemias. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 170.

Hamrick I, Counts SH. Vitamin and mineral supplements. Wellness and Prevention. 2008;35:729-747.

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