Association between dietary folate intake and blood status of folate and homocysteine in Malaysian adults

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-155

  Chew, Siew Choo ^a   Khor, Geok Lin ^b   Loh, Su Peng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Folate; Homocysteine; Microbiological assay

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959761614     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.57.150     Document Type: Article

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