Plasma total-homocysteine in anorexia nervosa

Article Abstract:

Plasma total-homocysteine (tHcy) was measured as a marker of folate and cobalamin levels in patients with anorexia nervosa. The study was conducted at the tertiary children's Hospital Sant Joan de Deu involving female teenagers. Findings showed that tHcy levels were substantially increased in anorexic patients compared to reference levels. Therefore, tHcy concentrations seem to be relatively high in anorexic patients most probably due to subclinical folate deficiency.

Anorexia nervosa, Vitamin B12, Cysteine

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Vitamin B12 deficiency and the fortification of food with folic acid

Article Abstract:

Neural tube defects can be prevented by adding folic acid to flour, bread and breakfast foods. Diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency is prevented by high doses of folic acid, however this is not a sufficient argument for delay of public health strategies to prevent neural tube defects.

Diagnosis, Observations, Peripheral nerve diseases, Peripheral nervous system diseases, Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Validation of the assessment of folate and vitamin B12 intake in women of reproductive age: the method of triads

Article Abstract:

The impact of consuming folate and vitamin B12 by women in the reproductive age on their risk of begetting a child with heart defects is discussed.

Netherlands, Causes of, Congenital heart disease, Congenital heart defects, Mother and infant, Mother-infant relations

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