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[[Diet]]: Green leafy vegetables and meat are a good source of [[Vitamin B12|Vitamin B-12]]
[[Diet]]: Green leafy vegetables and meat are a good source of [[Vitamin B12|Vitamin B-12]]


[[Alcohol]]: [[Alcohol]] consumption can lead to [[macrocytic anemia]]
[[Alcohol]]: [[Alcohol]] consumption can lead to [[macrocytic anemia]]<ref name="pmid9715215">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fernando OV, Grimsley EW |title=Prevalence of folate deficiency and macrocytosis in patients with and without alcohol-related illness |journal=South. Med. J. |volume=91 |issue=8 |pages=721–5 |date=August 1998 |pmid=9715215 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D.[2]

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Prevention

The following steps can be done to prevent macrocytic anemia:[1][2][3][4]

Diet: Green leafy vegetables and meat are a good source of Vitamin B-12

Alcohol: Alcohol consumption can lead to macrocytic anemia[5]

References

  1. Metz J (October 2013). "Haematological implications of folate food fortification". S. Afr. Med. J. 103 (12 Suppl 1): 978–81. doi:10.7196/samj.7022. PMID 24300642.
  2. Fekete K, Berti C, Cetin I, Hermoso M, Koletzko BV, Decsi T (October 2010). "Perinatal folate supply: relevance in health outcome parameters". Matern Child Nutr. 6 Suppl 2: 23–38. doi:10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00261.x. PMID 22296249.
  3. Swain RA, St Clair L (February 1997). "The role of folic acid in deficiency states and prevention of disease". J Fam Pract. 44 (2): 138–44. PMID 9040515.
  4. Lindenbaum J (April 1980). "Folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies in alcoholism". Semin. Hematol. 17 (2): 119–29. PMID 6990497.
  5. Fernando OV, Grimsley EW (August 1998). "Prevalence of folate deficiency and macrocytosis in patients with and without alcohol-related illness". South. Med. J. 91 (8): 721–5. PMID 9715215.

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