Plasma total homocysteine status of vegetarians compared with omnivores: A systematic review and meta-Analysis

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 785-794

  Obersby, Derek ^a   Chappell, David C ^a   Dunnett, Andrew ^a   Tsiami, Amalia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperhomocysteinaemia; Omnivores; Vegetarians; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OMNIVORE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETARIAN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84874672963     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711451200520X     Document Type: Review

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