Assessment of three levels of folic acid on serum folate and plasma homocysteine: A randomised placebo-controlled double-blind dietary intervention trial

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 748-754

  Venn, B J ^a   Mann, J I ^a   Williams, S M ^a   Riddell, L J ^a   Chisholm, A ^a   Harper, M J ^a   Aitken, W ^a   Rossaak, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dietary intervention; Dosage; Folic acid; Fortification; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; MEAL; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PLACEBOS; VITAMIN B 12; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035993861     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601388     Document Type: Article

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