Nutrition Question-10 POINTS for thorough answer =]?
Mr. Murdock, a 64-year-old male, was brought to the emergency room in an inebriated state after being found lying in the street. He was markedly pales and undernourished with jaundice of the conjunctiva and skin. His lab results showed that he was profoundly anemic with elevated liver enzymes and low albumin, and suffering from a folate deficiency. When the patient became articulate after a few days, he reported heavy alcohol drinking for several years, consuming at least a pint of whiskey daily on intermittent binges. During these times, his food intake was reduced and limited to bread and occasionally chicken, but no fresh vegetables and rarely red meat or fish.
1.What symptoms of folate deficiency did Mr. Murdock exhibit?
2.How did his alcohol addiction contribute to the folate deficiency?
3.What other groups of individuals are at higher risk for folate deficiency? Why?
4.What are the best food sources of folate?
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Sandra posted: 29 Jun at 1:47 pm
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