Effects · health adverse
Masking B12 Deficiency
Taking high doses of folic acid can correct the megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, but does not address the B12 deficiency itself. This is dangerous because neurological damage due to lack of B12 can progress unnoticed, becoming irreversible.
- Supplements
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- Clinical Clinical trials and practice
- Animal research Animal studies
- People reports User reports and anecdotes
- Theoretical Mechanistic reasoning, not yet tested
Reported as a side effect of (1)
Probability Medium 1
Evidence Theoretical 1
- Vitamin B9 Supplements MediumTheoretical