Dietary Sources of Vitamin B-12 and Their Association with Vitamin B-12 Status Markers in Healthy Older Adults in the B-PROOF Study

Dietary Sources of Vitamin B-12 and Their Association with Vitamin B-12 Status Markers in Healthy Older Adults in the B-PROOF Study

Low vitamin B-12 concentrations are frequently observed among older adults. Malabsorption is hypothesized to be an important cause of vitamin B-12 inadequacy, but serum vitamin B-12 may also be differently affected by vitamin B-12 intake depending on food source. We examined associations between die...

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Main Authors: Elske M. Brouwer-Brolsma, Rosalie A. M. Dhonukshe-Rutten, Janneke P. van Wijngaarden, Nikita L. van der Zwaluw, Nathalie van der Velde, Lisette C. P. G. M. de Groot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
vitamin B-12 intake
serum vitamin B-12
dairy
milk
yoghurt
cheese
meat
fish and shellfish
eggs
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