Fortification of flours with folic acid reduces homocysteine levels in Brazilian women

Nutrition Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 889-895

  Scorsatto, Mauara ^a   Uehara, Sofia K ^a   Luiz, Ronir R ^a   de Oliveira, Gláucia M M ^a   Rosa, Glorimar ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Folic acid; Human; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN FLOUR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOASSAY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEAT FLOUR;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 83355171166     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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