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The evident and the hidden factors of vitamin D status in older people during COVID-19 pandemic
(2021-06-01)
Purpose: Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, vitamin D is a target of research and speculation. Lockdown or home isolation reduces sunlight exposition and increases the risk of vitamin D deficiency. Special attention is ...
Folate and Vitamin B-12 Status in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Update
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)
Background: The current magnitude of folate and vitamin B-12 deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean is uncertain.
Objective: To summarize data on plasma or serum vitamin B-12 and folate concentrations in Latin ...
Vitamin B-12 treatment of asymptomatic, deficient, elderly Chileans improves conductivity in myelinated peripheral nerves, but high serum folate impairs vitamin B-12 status response assessed by the combined indicator of vitamin B-12 status
(American Soc. Nutrition-ASN, 2016)
Background: It is uncertain whether vitamin B-12 supplementation can improve neurophysiologic function in asymptomatic elderly with low vitamin B-12 status or whether folate status affects responses to vitamin B-12 ...
The relationship between Vitamin D status and exacerbation in COPD patients– a literature review
(2018-06-01)
Objective: To investigate the relationship between Vitamin D and exacerbation in COPD patients. Methods: The PubMed database was searched for articles published from 2012 onwards using search terms related to Vitamin D and ...
Focus on Vitamin D, Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes
(Mdpi Ag, 2012-01-01)
The initial observations linking vitamin D to type 2 diabetes in humans came from studies showing that both healthy and diabetic subjects had a seasonal variation of glycemic control. Currently, there is evidence supporting ...
Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Brazilian Adolescents
(KARGER, 2009)
Background/Aims: Cutaneous sun exposure and dietary vitamin D intake are important determinants of vitamin D status. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the vitamin D status of a group of healthy adolescent ...
The interaction between vitamin K nutriture and warfarin administration in patients with bacterial overgrowth due to atrophic gastritis
(1998-12-01)
Atrophic gastritis patients have intestinal bacterial overgrowth which could produce menaquinones. The aim of this study was to evaluate the interaction between a diet low in phylloquinone and minidoses of warfarin in ...
The interaction between vitamin K nutriture and warfarin administration in patients with bacterial overgrowth due to atrophic gastritis
(1998-12-01)
Atrophic gastritis patients have intestinal bacterial overgrowth which could produce menaquinones. The aim of this study was to evaluate the interaction between a diet low in phylloquinone and minidoses of warfarin in ...