Folate and vitamin В12 are involved in myriad biochemical reactions and may prevent many chronic diseases. Little is known about the concurrent folate and vitamin-Bi2 intakes with and without supplement use and serum levels of several ethnic groups, especially at younger age groups. Ford et al. reported the dietary intake of folate in U.S. adults [...]
One-hundred-seventy-seven subjects—89 males and 88 females—participated in the study. The mean age was 21.3 ± 3.7 and 21.3 ± 4.5 year for males and females, respectively. Other demographic characteristics of the subjects are presented in Table 1. The mean folate and vitamin-Bi2 intakes (with supplementation) were 437.4 ± 258.6 |ig/day and 9.3 ± 9.3 ^ig/day, [...]
Subjects were part of a large cross-sectional study conducted in one of the southeast’s largest public universities with an ethnically diverse student population. The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board (IRB) at Florida International University.
INTRODUCTION
Folic acid and vitamin В12, two water-soluble vitamins, are of special interest for their diverse biological functions and roles in many chronic diseases. These vitamins are required in the remethy-lation of homocysteine to generate methionine and numerous other methylation reactions involving DNA synthesis and repair. An elevated level of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is considered [...]
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