Effect of increased vegetable and fruit consumption on plasma folate and homocysteine concentrations

Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-102

  Bogers, Rik P ^a   Dagnelie, Pieter C ^a   Bast, Aalt ^a   van Leeuwen, Marcella ^a   van Klaveren, Jacob D ^b   van den Brandt, Piet A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood; Cardiovascular risk factors; Micronutrients; Randomized controlled intervention study; Women

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FRUIT; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33846251540     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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