Dietary Intake of Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure in Japanese Preschool Children | Zendy

Yuya Tamai | Zendy; Keiko Wada | Zendy; M. Tsuji | Zendy; Kozue Nakamura | Zendy; YOSHIKAZU SAHASHI | Zendy; K. Watanabe | Zendy; Kazushi Yamamoto | Zendy; Kiyohiro Ando | Zendy; Chisato Nagata | Zendy

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Dietary Intake of Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure in Japanese Preschool Children

Author(s) -

Yuya Tamai,

Keiko Wada,

M. Tsuji,

Kozue Nakamura,

YOSHIKAZU SAHASHI,

K. Watanabe,

Kazushi Yamamoto,

Kiyohiro Ando,

Chisato Nagata

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.133

Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , blood pressure , vitamin b12 , body mass index , homocysteine , vitamin , endocrinology , vitamin c , physiology , confidence interval

An elevated plasma homocysteine level is an independent risk factor for high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, and its level is regulated by three vitamins; vitamin B6, B12, and folic acid. Until now, the association between the intake of these vitamins and blood pressure has been examined only in adult populations. We purposed to examine the association between dietary intake of these three vitamins and blood pressure of young children.

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