Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

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Folic Acid Deficiency and Sore Tongue

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Milton Kent

Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate, also known as vitamin B-9. To maintain the necessary levels of this vitamin, you need to consume folate daily because it is water-soluble and excreted in urine. Too little of this vitamin, and you can develop a deficiency.