High-dose compared with low-dose vitamin B-12 supplement use is not associated with higher vitamin B-12 status in children, adolescents, and older adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 915-920

  MacFarlane, Amanda J ^a,b,c   Shi, Yipu ^d   Greene Finestone, Linda S ^b,c  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901362694     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.190256     Document Type: Article

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