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Dietary folate intake and blood biomarkers reveal high-risk groups in a Mediterranean population of healthy women of childbearing potential.
Annals of nutrition & metabolism - 1 Jan 2013
Agodi Antonella, Barchitta Martina, Valenti Giovanna, Quattrocchi Annalisa, Marchese Anna Elisa, Oliveri Conti Gea, Fallico Roberto, Sciacca Salvatore, Ferrante Margherita
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: An important public health issue is monitoring folate inadequacy in women of childbearing potential. The aim of the present study was to investigate associations between folate intake, red blood cell (RBC) folate, total homocysteine (tHcy) and the MTHFR 677T allele. METHODS: A total of 204 women were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. Folate intake was assessed by a food frequency...
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