Regulation of Vitamin C Homeostasis during Deficiency

Regulation of Vitamin C Homeostasis during Deficiency

Large cross-sectional population studies confirm that vitamin C deficiency is common in humans, affecting 5%-10% of adults in the industrialized world. Moreover, significant associations between poor vitamin C status and increased morbidity and mortality have consistently been observed. However, the absorption, distribution and elimination kinetics of vitamin C in vivo are highly complex, due t...

Deficiency of Vitamin C in South Asia

Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is a water soluble vitamin which is an antioxidant and has a wide variety of biological functions for growth and development of the human body. It is essential for maintaining good health. The objective of this review is to share with the scientific community, the status of vitamin C in the South Asian populations compared to other populations in the world. The focus...

Seizures during treatment of Vitamin B12 deficiency

Epileptic seizures during infancy have a wide variety of clinical presentations and the outcome differs according to the etiology. Among the benign and rare causes of infantile seizures, Vitamin B12 deficiency has been encountered. Common symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants include megaloblastic anemia, feeding difficulties, developmental delay, microcephaly, failure to thrive, hypoto...

REGULATION OF ACID-BASE HOMEOSTASIS BY THE KIDNEY

Vitamin D deficiency and supplementation during pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE Vitamin D is essential for skeletal health and prolonged deficiency results in infantile rickets and adult osteomalacia. The aim of this study is to determine the vitamin D status in pregnancy and to evaluate the effects of daily and of single-dose vitamin D supplementation. DESIGN A prospective randomized study at St Mary's Hospital London. PATIENTS A total of 180 women (Indian A...