Oral Manifestations of Nutritional Deficiencies: Single Centre Analysis
Introduction: Oral manifestations of deficiency of iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid are thought to be common. Prevalence of these deficiencies among patients with compatible symptoms is not well known.
Vladimíra Radochová +2 more
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Folic Acid Enhances Early Functional Recovery in a Piglet Model of Pediatric Head Injury [PDF]
For stroke and spinal cord injury, folic acid supplementation has been shown to enhance neurodevelopment and to provide neuroprotection. We hypothesized that folic acid would reduce brain injury and improve neurological outcome in a neonatal piglet model
Jill Ralston +13 more
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Factors Associated with Prenatal Folic Acid and Iron Supplementation Among 21,889 Pregnant women in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study. [PDF]
Folate and iron deficiency during pregnancy are risk factors for anaemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight, and may contribute to poor neonatal health and increased maternal mortality.
Daltveit Anne +28 more
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Assessment of folic acid and DNA damage in cleft lip and cleft palate
Studies have identified the risk factors like folic acid deficiency during gestational period, family history for orofacial clefts, drugs like antiepileptic, vitamin A.
Sivakumar Brooklyin +4 more
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Objectives: To determine the frequency of folic acid deficiency in consecutive serum folate determinations and to determine whether there was a significant decrease in serum folate deficiency after folate was added to wheat flour.
Alejandro Godoy, Aldo Hugo Tabares
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Vitamin B-12 deficiency stimulates osteoclastogenesis via increased homocysteine and methylmalonic acid [PDF]
The risk of nutrient deficiencies increases with age in our modern Western society, and vitamin B(12) deficiency is especially prevalent in the elderly and causes increased homocysteine (Hcy) and methylmalonic acid (MMA) levels.
Bravenboer, N. +37 more
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Improper Supplementation Habits of Folic Acid Intake by Hungarian Pregnant Women: Improper Recommendations [PDF]
Background: Neural tube defects (NTDs) are some of the most common congenital anomalies. Proper folic acid supplementation is a dominant risk factor, which has been shown to decrease the incidence of NTDs.
Constantin, Tamás +7 more
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Burden of Folic Acid Deficiency in India
- Folic acid is the most vital micronutrient for the survival of human beings, regardless of age and gender. The need for folic acid and its significance is spoken well and addressed in India, particularly for reproductive women during the preconception ...
Dr Muthathal Subramanian +1 more
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Metabolic effects of a high-fat diet post-weaning after low maternal dietary folate during pregnancy and lactation [PDF]
Scope Investigate the influence of low-folate supply during pregnancy and lactation on obesity and markers of the metabolic syndrome in offspring, and how provision of a high-fat diet post weaning may exacerbate the resultant phenotype.
Sabine A. S. Langie +16 more
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Coexistence of folic acid and vitamin B12 deficiency has been observed among adolescents with iron deficiency anemia, but limited evidence is available from India.
Ashok Bhardwaj +5 more
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