Open AccessObesity Is Associated with Increased Red Blood Cell Folate Despite Lower Dietary Intakes and Serum Concentrations1–4
Author(s) -
Julia K. Bird,
Alayne G. Ronnenberg,
SangWoon Choi,
DU Fang-ling,
Joel B. Mason,
Zhenhua Liu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.199117
Subject(s) - obesity , body mass index , overweight , medicine , homocysteine , national health and nutrition examination survey , endocrinology , population , waist , physiology , environmental health
Folates are essential cofactors in metabolic pathways that facilitate biological methylation and nucleotide synthesis, and therefore have widespread effects on health and diseases. Although obesity is prevalent worldwide, few studies have investigated how obesity interacts with folate status.
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