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Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and facilitates neurotransmission. This study explored association between vitamin C deficiency and cognitive impairment in older hospitalised patients. This prospective study recruited 160 patients ≥ 75 years admitted
Yogesh Sharma +4 more
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The role of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) deficiency in the combat capacity of the troops has been raised for a long time, detailed reports were made as early as the time of the American Civil War, when vitamin deficiencies were considered one of the causes ...
A. P. Kazmirchuk +6 more
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Prognostic significance of sarcopenia and severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with cirrhosis
Background and Aim Sarcopenia and severe vitamin D deficiency are associated with malnutrition and poor prognosis. We investigated the impact of the comorbidity of Child–Pugh (CP) class B/C cirrhosis and the aforementioned complications on the prognosis ...
Chisato Saeki +7 more
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Background Vitamin C is one of the most important micronutrient required for various physiological roles in the human system. Evidences suggest that there is an inadequate status of vitamin C in diabetes mellitus.
Praveen D +2 more
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"Test me and treat me" - attitudes to vitamin D deficiency and supplementation: a qualitative study [PDF]
© 2015 BMJ Open, "Test me and treat me"-attitudes to vitamin D deficiency and supplementation: a qualitative study.
Jakeways, Niki; id_orcid +17 more
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Comparative analysis of vitamin D contents in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C and healthy.
From scientific literature it is known that vitamin D helps maintain the most important functions of the immune system, there is evidence of its role in inflammatory and metabolic diseases of the liver, including infection with hepatitis C.
L. L. Shostakovych-Koretskaya +5 more
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BackgroundThe etiology of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is largely unknown. Exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) is reported to be associated with MDS risk.
Archita Das +4 more
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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]
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 +17 more
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Vitamin C fortification: need and recent trends in encapsulation technologies
The multifaceted role of vitamin C in human health intrudes several biochemical functions that are but not limited to antioxidant activity, homoeostasis, amino acid synthesis, collagen synthesis, osteogenesis, neurotransmitter production and several yet ...
Vaibhav Kumar Maurya +9 more
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Genetic analyses reveal a role for vitamin D insufficiency in HCV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma development [PDF]
Background: Vitamin D insufficiency has been associated with the occurrence of various types of cancer, but causal relationships remain elusive. We therefore aimed to determine the relationship between genetic determinants of vitamin D serum levels and ...
Jörg Bojunga +127 more
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