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    Megaloblastic anemia is a disorder characterized by enlarged, irregularly shaped red blood cells with abnormal nuclei. Symptoms include pale or yellowish skin, lack of energy, fast heart rate, hair color changes, difficulty breathing, reduced appetite, irritability, and nausea or upset stomach. The most common cause of megaloblastic anemia is a lack of folic acid or vitamin B12. Foods that can help prevent this type of anemia include oranges, green leafy vegetables, almonds, and eggs.

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    Megaloblastic anemia is a disorder characterized by enlarged, irregularly shaped red blood cells with abnormal nuclei. Symptoms include pale or yellowish skin, lack of energy, fast heart rate, hair color changes, difficulty breathing, reduced appetite, irritability, and nausea or upset stomach. The most common cause of megaloblastic anemia is a lack of folic acid or vitamin B12. Foods that can help prevent this type of anemia include oranges, green leafy vegetables, almonds, and eggs.

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    Megaloblastic Anemia: Did You Know?

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    Valeria Leycegui
    Megaloblastic anemia is a disorder characterized by enlarged, irregularly shaped red blood cells with abnormal nuclei. Symptoms include pale or yellowish skin, lack of energy, fast heart rate, hair color changes, difficulty breathing, reduced appetite, irritability, and nausea or upset stomach. The most common cause of megaloblastic anemia is a lack of folic acid or vitamin B12. Foods that can help prevent this type of anemia include oranges, green leafy vegetables, almonds, and eggs.

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    MEGALOBLASTIC

    ANEMIA
    Valeria Leycegui
    Megaloblastic anemia
    Daniela Morales

    Series of disorders characterized by the morphological change


    WHAT IS IT? of erythrocytes, which adopt a more elongated shape, with
    irregular nuclei, apparently immature and with granular
    chromatin

    SYMPTOMS

    Pale or yellowish Lack of energy, Fast heart Hair color


    skin feeling tired rate changes

    Difficulty Less Irritability or Upset stomach or


    breathing appetite nervousness nausea

    Did you know?


    There are many
    megaloblastic an causes of
    most common is aemia, but the
    acid or vitamin B lack of folic
    -12

    FOODS THAT WILL HELP YOU PREVENT THIS TYPE OF ANEMIA

    Orange Green and leafy Almonds egg (yolk)


    vegetables

    Bibliography
    - Paz, R. D., & Hernández-Navarro, F. (2006). Manejo, prevención y control de la anemia
    megaloblástica secundaria a déficit de ácido fólico. Nutrición Hospitalaria, 21(1), 113-119.
    - Romero, J., Sandoval, C., Sánchez, C. and Acosta, A. (2008). Megaloblastic Anemia::Bibliographic
    review. Postgraduate Journal of the Via Cátedra de Medicina. Vol. 177. From:
    https://med.unne.edu.ar/revistas/revista177/4_177.pdf
    - Marín, M. (2019). Megaloblastic anemia, generalities and its relationship with neurological deficit.
    Arch Med, Volume 19 (2): 420-8. From: https://docs.bvsalud.org/biblioref/2019/10/1023451/21-
    anemia-megaloblastica.pdf
    Subject: Human Nutrition Teacher: Ma. Fernanda Maldonado

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