Effect of supplementation with cobalamin carried either by a milk product or a capsule in mildly cobalamin-deficient elderly Dutch persons
Author(s) -
R.A.M. Dhonukshe-Rutten,
Moniek van Zutphen,
C.P.G.M. de Groot,
Simone J.P.M. Eussen,
Henk J. Blom,
W.A. van Staveren
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn.82.3.568
Subject(s) - cobalamin , methylmalonic acid , placebo , homocysteine , medicine , bioavailability , population , cyanocobalamin , endocrinology , chemistry , vitamin b12 , pharmacology , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health
A high prevalence of cobalamin deficiency occurs in the elderly population, which may be treated orally or with injections. Little is known about the relative bioavailability of crystalline cobalamin added to food products.
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