The plasma concentration of vitamins A and E varies with the amount of concurrent lipids and thus requires lipid standardization. The present study compares a new multiple regression-based method for adjusting vitamins A and E concentrations for cholesterol and triglycerides with previous methods (adjustment for cholesterol only, and adjustment for the sum of cholesterol and triglycerides). The...

vitamin b12 (cobalamin) is an essential coenzyme for nucleic acid synthesis. animal protein is the major dietary source of vitamin b12. deficiency of vitamin b12 leads to megaloblastic anemia, degeneration of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and abnormalities of epithelial tissues. two factors are necessary for the cure of megaloblastic anemia: one in food (extrinsic factor) and one i...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is a complex neurological disease and its prevalence is about 2 million in the world. neuroinflammation plays a key role in ms. vitamins are essential nutrients that have effective role on immune system including activation of lymphocyte and differentiation of t-helper cell. vitamin d is a micronutrient that is effective on immune function. deficiently of vitamin d is a ...

objective vitamin e is a major lipid-soluble antioxidant. it has been demonstrated that vitamin e supplementation has a beneficial effect against coronary heart disease (chd). this study to investigate the effects of coronary risk factors on serum vitamin e status in patients with dyslipidaemia. materials and methods this tertiary care hospital; case - control study was comprised 237 dyslipidae...