Prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency amongst patients in Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2023 Aim: This study aims at calculating the prevalence of Serum Vitamin D deficiency and determining risk factors associated with deficiency amongst patients in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Shwan Othman Ameen +7 more
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Effects of Pelleting and Long-Term High-Temperature Stabilization on Vitamin Retention in Swine Feed
Animals, 2022 The objective of this study was to study the effect of pelleting and long-term high-temperature stabilization on the retention of vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 in swine feed. Piglet diets (diet 1 and 3) were pelleted after conditioning
Huakai Wang +4 more
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Serum vitamin D levels in high-risk HPV infected patients, is there any relation? [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2022 Objective: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a sexually transmittable virus and is the main etiologic cause of uterine cervical cancers. Beyond that, vitamin D is a steroid structured lipid-soluble vitamin, enhancing both humoral and cellular immune ...
Anil Turhan Cakir, Muhammet Atay Ozten
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Which circulating antioxidant vitamins are confounded by socioeconomic deprivation? The MIDSPAN family study [PDF]
, 2010 <p><b>Background:</b> Antioxidant vitamins are often described as having “independent” associations with risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality.
Alex McConnachie +35 more
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Effect of Combination Folic Acid, Vitamin B6 , and Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Fracture Risk in Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. [PDF]
, 2017 Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an association of elevated plasma homocysteine levels with greater bone resorption and fracture risk. Vitamins B12 , B6 , and folic acid are cofactors in homocysteine metabolism, and supplementation with B vitamins
Bauer, Douglas C +8 more
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Metabolism of Dietary and Microbial Vitamin B Family in the Regulation of Host Immunity
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2019 Vitamins are micronutrients that have physiological effects on various biological responses, including host immunity. Therefore, vitamin deficiency leads to increased risk of developing infectious, allergic, and inflammatory diseases.
K. Yoshii +3 more
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Genetic variation in vitamin B-12 content of bovine milk and its association with SNP along the bovine genome. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Vitamin B-12 (also called cobalamin) is essential for human health and current intake levels of vitamin B-12 are considered to be too low. Natural enrichment of the vitamin B-12 content in milk, an important dietary source of vitamin B-12, may help to ...
Marc J M Rutten +4 more
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Plasma homocysteine, folate and vitamin B(12) compared between rural Gambian and UK adults. [PDF]
, 2006 The disease risk indicator plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, including folate and vitamin B(12) status. Little is known about the determinants of tHcy in rural West Africa.
Bates, Christopher J +3 more
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Advances in Nutrition, 2010 Vitamin B-12 is a cofactor for 2 enzymes. In the cytoplasm, methionine synthase requires vitamin B-12 in the form of methylcobalamin and catalyzes the conversion of homocysteine to methionine by transfer of a methyl group from methyltetrahydrofolate. This enzyme links the methylation pathway through synthesis of the methyl donor S-adenosyl methionine ...
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Nutrition & Metabolism, 2021 Background Older adults are reported to have sub-optimal B vitamin status; targeted food-based solutions may help to address this. The objectives of the OptiAge food intervention study were to develop and investigate the effectiveness of a B vitamin ...
Maria Heffernan +11 more
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