Evaluation of serum Vitamin B12 level and related nutritional status among apparently healthy obese female individuals
| Autor: | U Velioglu, Davut Baltaci, F Ermis, D Iliev, Mehmet Harun Deler, Yasemin Turker |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty obesity Turkey Cross-sectional study Nutritional Status Physiology 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Insulin resistance Internal medicine insulin resistance medicine Animals Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Vitamin B12 Body mass index business.industry Body mass index insulin resistance nutrition obesity Vitamin B12 Cancer General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Obesity Vitamin B 12 Cross-Sectional Studies Endocrinology nutrition Cardiovascular Diseases Dietary Reference Intake Red meat Cattle Female business |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice; Vol 20, No 1 (2017); 99-105 |
| ISSN: | 1119-3077 |
| Popis: | Objective: Obesity is a major public health problem and great risk for not only cardiovascular diseases but also cancer, musculoskeletal, and gynecological diseases. This study was aimed to investigate the association between serum Vitamin B12 (vitB12), body mass index (BMI), and nutritional status among obese women.Methods: This cross‑sectional study enrolled consecutive female subjects. The consumptions of red meat, fish, bovine liver, egg, and mushroom were recorded. According to the Dietary Reference Intakes, the patients were categorized as insufficiency and sufficiency. Three cutoff points were defined for vitB12 status: (1) Deficiency if vitB12 is |
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