Vitamin supplementation during weight reduction - Favourable effect on homocysteine metabolism

Research in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-42

  Henning, B F ^a   Tepel, M ^a   Riezler, R ^b   Gillessen, A ^a   Doberauer, C ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Severi Med GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Obesity; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B 6

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PYRIDOXINE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VITAMIN B 12; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0031846702     PISSN: 03009130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004330050087     Document Type: Article

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