Irregularity of which vitamin causes sores on the tongue..

 Irregularity of which vitamin causes sores on the tongue

Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)

1)Daily requirement :

• Adult : 100 mcg
• Infant : 25-30 mcg
• Pregnancy : 400 mcg
• Lactation : 150 mcg

2)Sources :

• Leafy vegetables
• liver
• kidney
• egg
• milk
• dairy products
• cereals

3)Functions :

• Metabolism of histidine
• Role in hematopoiesis
• synthesis of purines,thymine

4)Effects of deficiency

• Glossitis,cheilosis
• gllesions,sprue,diarrhea,flatulence
• Megaloblasic (macrocytic anemia)