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Nutritional Intake and Status of Cobalamin and Folate among Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Pharmacology.
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2016 (English)In: Nutrients, E-ISSN 2072-6643, Vol. 8, no 6, article id 375Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Cobalamin and folate are especially important for women of childbearing age due to their ubiquitous role in fetal growth and development. Population-based data on cobalamin and folate status are lacking from Nepal, where diets are mostly vegetarian. The objectives of the study were to investigate cobalamin and folate intake and status, and to explore associations with socio-demographics, anthropometrics, anemia, and dietary habits. Following a random selection of geographical clusters, we collected blood samples from 500 non-pregnant women and 24-h dietary recalls and food frequency questionnaires from a subsample of 379 women. Twenty percent of the women did not consume any food containing cobalamin during the days recalled, and in 72% nutritional cobalamin intake was <1 mu g/day. Eighty-four percent of the women had cobalamin intake lower than the estimated average requirement (EAR) (< 2 mu g/day). In contrast, only 12% of the women had a folate intake less than 100 mu g per day, whereas 62% had intake between 100 and 320 mu g. Low plasma cobalamin (< 150 pmol/L) was found in 42% of the women, most of whom (88%) also had elevated levels of methylmalonic acid. Our results indicated a high prevalence of nutritional cobalamin deficiency, while folate deficiency was uncommon.

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2016. Vol. 8, no 6, article id 375
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cobalamin, folate, non-pregnant women, Nepal, methylmalonic acid, homocysteine
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-124192DOI: 10.3390/nu8060375ISI: 000378783200060Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84975223555OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-124192DiVA, id: diva2:950956
Available from: 2016-08-04 Created: 2016-07-28 Last updated: 2023-08-28Bibliographically approved

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