Diet score is associated with plasma homocysteine in a healthy institutionalised elderly population

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 384-390

  Lasheras, C ^a   Huerta, J M ^a   Gonzalez S ^a   Prada, M ^b   Braga, S ^b   Fernandez S ^a   Patterson, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary patterns; Elderly; Homocysteine; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; RIBOFLAVIN; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AGED; AGING; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 2342652299     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-4753(03)80008-X     Document Type: Article

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