Curated OER
It's All About Vitamins
The fascinating topic of human skin color is examined in this article from Muse magazine. It highlights a study done by a pair of scientists on the relationships among strength of sunlight, vitamins, and melanin in the skin. The results...
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Folate
A dietary supplement fact sheet about folate, which is also known as folic acid or vitamin B9. Learn about how this vitamin functions in the human body and how the body reacts when there is a vitamin deficiency or overdose. Providing...
PBS
Pbs Nova Teachers: Dying to Be Thin: Body Needs
Find out what the human body needs to function at its best, and why.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Nutritional Deficiencies and Anemia
Describes three nutritional deficiencies that can lead to anemia. Also provides reader with the names of several foods to eat to correct these deficiencies.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: B12/folate Problem Set
This site provides an interactive assessment in which you will learn which biological reactions require either B12 or folate (or both), the consequences of a deficiency in either vitamin, and the important step in which B12 and folate...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Anemia and Fatigue
Briefly explains what anemia and fatigue are and how they are related. Also presents symptoms of anemia and the consequences of leaving it untreated.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Problemas De B12 Y Folato
Learn which biological reactions require either B12, folate or both and he consequences of a deficiency in either vitamin. The correct answers for the multiple choices problems are reinforced with a brief explanation and the incorrect...
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin B9 Folic Acid
Discover the difference between folate and folic acid and understand sources of the essential vitamin. Find the troubles which arise when people are deficient in vitamin B9.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Folic Acid (Folate)
This brief article on folic acid, or folate, is organized into the following sections: "Alternative names," "Definition," "Function," "Food Sources," "Side Effects," and "Recommendation."
Curated OER
Vitamin B9 Source
This brief article on folic acid, or folate, is organized into the following sections: "Alternative names," "Definition," "Function," "Food Sources," "Side Effects," and "Recommendation."