Relation between homocysteine concentrations and the consumption of different types of alcoholic beverages: The French Supplementation with Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 334-338

  Mennen, Louise I ^a,d   De Courcy, Geneviève Potier ^a   Guilland, Jean Claude ^b   Ducros, Véronique ^c   Zarebska, Marjorie ^a   Bertrais, Sandrine ^a   Favier, Alain ^c   Hercberg, Serge ^a   Galan, Pilar ^a  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c Faculte de Pharmacie   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Beer; Folate; Homocysteine; Wine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SAMPLE SIZE; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BEER; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FRANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEER; DIET RECORDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; SEX FACTORS; VITAMINS; WINE;

EID: 0042068282     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/78.2.334     Document Type: Article

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