To the Editor Amini et al. carried out an interesting systematic review about the effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in hyperhomocyste-inemia in individuals with end stage renal diseases, and highlighted the lack of expressive number of studies with random-ized controlled design (1). Vitamin B12 was administrated either by injection or orally, and some patients received folate as well. It i...

Serum folate, red cell folate, white blood cell vitamin C, riboflavin saturation index, and serum vitamin A were determined during the first trimester of pregnancy in over 900 cases. For each of these there was a social classes I + II showed the highest levels which differed significantly from other classes, except for serum folate. In 6 mothers who gave birth to infants with neural tube defect...

The modern science of nutrition may be regarded as having developed within the past three decades. Approximately thirty years ago McCollum, and Osborne and Mendel made the initial discoveries upon which the modern animal-feeding technics are based. Use of these newer methods has since resulted in the discovery and development of what is essentially a new science. In any brief treatment of the t...

Many minerals and vitamins have been proven in research studies to be essential for optimal growth, physiologic function, and productivity in animals. Data from the analytical section of the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory would indicate significant incidences of vitamin and mineral deficiencies in Utah. There has been an increase in recent years that appears to be associated with produce...

News Vitamin and mineral deficiencies harm one-third of the world's population, says new report Micronutrient deficiencies are damaging the health of one-third of the world's population and hampering the economic development of nearly every country in the Southern Hemisphere says a new report released on 21 January at the 2004 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by UNICEF and the Micron...