Total Homocysteine, Vitamin B12, and Total Antioxidant Status in Vegetarians
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Total homocysteine, vitamin B(12), and total antioxidant status in vegetarians.
BACKGROUND Decreasing or eliminating animal products from the diet decreases the intake of some essential nutrients, such as vitamin B(12), which may lead to hyperhomocysteinemia. We investigated vitamin B(12)-dependent metabolism and oxidative stress in groups with various or no intake of meat or animal products. METHODS We investigated 44 high meat eaters, 19 low meat eaters, 34 lacto-ovo/l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/47.6.1094