Open AccessSupplementation with Folic Acid, but Not Creatine, Increases Plasma Betaine, Decreases Plasma Dimethylglycine, and Prevents a Decrease in Plasma Choline in Arsenic-Exposed Bangladeshi Adults
Author(s) -
Megan N. Hall,
Caitlin G. Howe,
Xinhua Liu,
Marie A. Caudill,
Olga Malysheva,
Vesna Ilievski,
Angela M. Lomax-Luu,
Faruque Parvez,
Abu Baker Siddique,
Hasan Shahriar,
Mohammad Nasir Uddin,
Tariqul Islam,
Joseph H. Graziano,
Mary V. Gamble
Publication year - 2016
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.115.227132
Subject(s) - betaine , creatine , choline , placebo , arsenic , medicine , chemistry , excretion , endocrinology , creatine monohydrate , biochemistry , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology
Folic acid (FA) supplementation facilitates urinary excretion of arsenic, a human carcinogen. A better understanding of interactions between one-carbon metabolism intermediates may improve the ability to design nutrition interventions that further facilitate arsenic excretion.
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