To study the prevalence and common types of presentations of vitamin B12 deficiency among 20-80 years aged, nonvegetarian people attending a tertiary care hospital in a state of Eastern India.Materials and Methods: This hospital based cross-sectional study was cond...
The vitamin is then transferred to transcobalamin II (TC-II/B12) which acts as a transporter. Through a very complex process which I’m not going to try to explain here, B12 is converted into the active forms coenzyme 5′-deoxyadenosyl and methylcobalamin (MeB12).[ii] Foods rich in ...
Background: Deficiency of vitamin B12 (B12) and folate (FA) leads to a wide spectrum of disorders that affect all age groups. However, reports on B12 and FA status in healthy adults in India are limited. Hence, we determined the plasma levels and dietary intake of B12 and FA in the ad...
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Vitamin E is a fat-soluble nutrient found in many foods. It is the most abundant antioxidant in the skin and the most important lipid-soluble, membrane-bound antioxidant in the body. The body also needs vitamin E to boost its immune system so that it can fight off invading bacteria and ...
which also results in death. around 40-60% of infants in developing countries suffer from mental impairment due to iron deficiency. red meat, spinach, poultry, etc. are some of the iron-rich foods. prevention of deficiency diseases the deficiency diseases can be prevented in the following manne...
Jathar VS, Inamdar-Desmukh AB, Rege DV, Satoskar RS. Vitamin B12, and vegetarianism in India. Acta Haematol 1975;53:90 -7.Jathar, V.S., A.B. Inamdar-Deshmukh, D.V. Rege and R.S. Satoskar: Vitamin B12 and vegetarianism in India. Acta. Haemat. 53,90-97 (1975)....
Profile of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in Rural Schoolchildren in Raigad, IndiaVITAMIN B12VITAMIN DSCHOOL childrenFOOD habitsFOLIC acidIndian Pediatrics -doi:10.1007/s13312-020-1979-3Himmatrao Saluba BawaskarPramodini Himmatrao BawaksarIndian Pediatrics...
Maternal vitamin B12 concentrations during 3 trimesters (T) were significantly correlated with infant vitamin B12 status (T1: r=0.19, p=0.10; T2: r=0.39, p<0.01; T3: r=0.56, p<0.0001); with stronger correlations in B12-supplemented women (T1: r=0.42, p<0.01; T2: r=0.55, p<0.001...
Our aim is to assess the prevalence of Vitamin B12 deficiency among school-going adolescent girls aged 13-16 years of rural Mysore. This study was a cross-sectional study, conducted in two high schools in rural Mysuru. Adolescent girls aged 13-16 years were included. The chosen subjects ...