Folate deficiency is more common because:
1. Folic acid(60-90%) is more destroyed than vitamin B12(10-30%) by heating during cooking.
2. Folic acid (200µg) daily requirement is more than vitamin B12 (2-4µg).
3. Vitamin B12 can be stored in the liver for a long period of time(3 years)
3 cardinal clinical signs of vitamin B12 deficiency:
1. Macrocytic anaemia.
2. Glossitis.
3. Peripheral neuropathy and subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord3 cardinal clinical signs of folate deficiency:
1. Macrocytic anaemia.
2. Glossitis.
3. Peripheral neurpathy
Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord does not occur
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