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Which circulating antioxidant vitamins are confounded by socioeconomic deprivation? The MIDSPAN family study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
<p><b>Background:</b> Antioxidant vitamins are often described as having “independent” associations with risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality.
Welsh, P   +31 more
core   +1 more source

Cognitive and mood effects in healthy children during 12 weeks' supplementation with multi-vitamin/minerals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Adequate levels of vitamins and minerals are essential for optimal neural functioning. A high proportion of individuals, including children, suffer from deficiencies in one or more vitamins or minerals.
Kennedy, David O   +26 more
core   +1 more source

Proxy markers of serum retinol concentration, used alone and in combination, to assess population vitamin A status in Kenyan children: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background Serum retinol concentration determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is recommended by the World Health Organization to assess population vitamin A status.
Inge D Brouwer   +18 more
core   +2 more sources

Impact of LAB Fermentation on the Nutrient Content, Amino Acid Profile, and Estimated Glycemic Index of Sorghum, Pearl Millet, and Kodo Millet

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioscience-Elite
Introduction: Millets, owing to their rich nutritional and low-to-moderate glycemic index values, are termed superfoods; however, some anti-nutritional factors, such as tannins, limit the absorption of micro and macronutrients.
Debabandya Mohapatra   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin B complex and vitamin B 12 levels after peripheral nerve injury

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2016
The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether tissue levels of vitamin B complex and vitamin B 12 were altered after crush-induced peripheral nerve injury in an experimental rat model.
Idiris Altun, Ergül Belge Kurutaş
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D, innate immunity and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
We investigated the associations between vitamin D status, the antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and beta defensin-2 and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia.
Karalus, Noel   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Vitamin A and iron supplementation of Indonesian pregnant women benefits vitamin A status of their infants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Many Indonesian infants have an inadequate nutritional status, which may be due in part to inadequate maternal nutrition during pregnancy. This study was designed to investigate whether infant nutritional status could be improved by maternal vitamin A ...
Muslimatun, S.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Ascorbic Acid Levels in Vitamin Pills [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Although it is generally accepted that a balanced diet without supplementation contains enough vitamin C, it is still the most widely taken nutritional supplement world-wide.
Özmen, İbrahim Asutay
core   +1 more source

The effects of maternal and infant vitamin A supplementation on vitamin A status: a randomised trial in Kenya. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Postpartum vitamin A supplementation of mothers and infants is recommended, but the efficacy has been questioned. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, Kenyan mother-infant pairs were randomised to maternal vitamin A (400,000 IU) or placebo 0 ...
D. L. Mwaniki   +29 more
core   +1 more source

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