NURSING 219Nutrition ATI Remediation 1 (NURSING 219)

Sources of nutrition: Teaching about Natural sources of Folate  Folate (folic acid is the synthetic form) is required for hemoglobin and amino acid synthesis, cellular reproduction, and prevention of neural tube defects in utero.  Deficiency causes megaloblastic anemia, CNS disturbances, and fetal neural tube defects (spina bifida and anencephaly). It is important that all women of child-bearing age get an adequate amount of folate due to neural tube formation occurring early in gesta...