Increased Plasma Homocyst(e)ine after Withdrawal of Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereal from the Diet: Prevention by Breakfast Cereal Providing 200 μg Folic Acid

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 452-457

  Malinow, M Rene ^a,b   Upson, Barbara M ^a   Graf, Eric E ^a   Duell, P Barton ^b   Irvin Jones, Andrea ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Breakfast cereal; Folic acid; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; CEREALS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEART DISEASES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HOMOCYSTINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 0033869093     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2000.10718946     Document Type: Article

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