Low maternal vitamin B-12 status is associated with offspring insulin resistance regardless of antenatal micronutrient supplementation in rural Nepal

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1912-1917

  Stewart, Christine P ^a   Christian, Parul ^b   Schulze, Kerry J ^b   Arguello, Margia ^b   LeClerq, Steven C ^b,c   Khatry, Subarna K ^c   West Jr , Keith P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project Sarlahi   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGENY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; ZINC;

EID: 81055137579     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.144717     Document Type: Article

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