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Wei Y, Xu B, He Q, Chen P, Zhang Q, Zhang X, Yuan H, Duan Y, Wang Z, Zhou Z, Liu L, Song Y, Mao G, Qin X, Tang G, Wang B, Zhang H, Guo H, Shi H. Serum total folate, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and vitamin B12 concentrations on incident risk of lung cancer. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:1095-1106. [PMID: 36184907 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Tobacco smoking is a major known risk factor for lung cancer. While micronutrients, especially those involved in maintaining DNA integrity and regulating gene expression, may be protective, research on this association is limited. This report aimed to investigate associations of total folate, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-mTHF) and vitamin B12 with incident risk of lung cancer, and whether the associations vary by smoking status. A nested case-control study with 490 incident lung cancer cases and 490 controls matched by age (±1 year), sex, residence, and center, drawn from a community-based prospective study in China, was conducted from 2016 to 2019. 5-mTHF accounted for the majority of total folate. Only 4.4% had detectable unmetabolized folic acid. Lung cancer cases had lower levels of 5-mTHF compared to controls. There was an inverse, nonlinear association between 5-mTHF and lung cancer, which persisted after adjustment for covariables (P for trend = .001). Compared to the lowest 5-mTHF quartile, those in higher quartiles had lower risks of lung cancer: second quartile OR = 0.65; 95% CI: 0.45-0.93; third quartile OR = 0.50; 95% CI: 0.34-0.74; fourth quartile OR = 0.56; 95% CI: 0.38-0.83. This inverse association was more pronounced among ever smokers; consistently, the highest risk of lung cancer (OR = 3.21, 95% CI: 1.97-5.24) was observed among ever smokers with low 5-mTHF levels compared to participants who never smoked and had higher 5-mTHF levels. Vitamin B12 was not associated with lung cancer risk. In this sample of Chinese adults without confounding by unmetabolized folic acid, higher levels of 5-mTHF were associated with lower risk of incident lung cancer.
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- Yaping Wei
- College of Food Sciences and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Food Quality, Department of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Evergreen Medical Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Department of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Cancer Metabolism and Nutrition, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Department of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Cancer Metabolism and Nutrition, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Kunming, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- College of Food Sciences and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Evergreen Medical Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Evergreen Medical Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Evergreen Medical Institute, Shenzhen, China.,Institute for Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health & Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- College of Food Sciences and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Food Quality, Department of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Sciences and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Food Quality, Department of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Department of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Cancer Metabolism and Nutrition, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer FSMP for State Market Regulation, Beijing, China
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Yusuf KK, Wilson R, Mbah A, Sappenfield W, King LM, Salihu HM. Maternal Cotinine Levels and Red Blood Cell Folate Concentrations in the Periconceptual Period. South Med J 2020; 113:156-163. [PMID: 32239227 DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Studies have examined the association between tobacco use and folate levels in pregnancy, yet few have assessed this relation using objective and accurate measures of both smoking and folate. In this study, we evaluated the association between maternal cotinine levels and periconceptional red blood cell (RBC) folic acid reserves in a cohort of low-income pregnant mothers. METHODS Smoking information, based on salivary cotinine, a highly sensitive and specific tobacco smoke exposure biomarker, was used. Furthermore, folate was assessed using RBC folate, an indicator of long-term folate storage. Participants were early to mid-trimester pregnant women who received antenatal care between 2011 and 2015 at the Genesis Clinic of Tampa (Florida). A total of 496 women were enrolled in the study. Associations between smoking status/maternal salivary cotinine concentrations, sociodemographic factors, and folate concentrations were investigated using Tobit regression analyses. RESULTS The mean folate level of the participants was 718.3 ± 183.2 ng/mL, and only 2 (0.4%) participants were deficient in folate. We observed no significant difference in folate levels by smoking status. In contrast, salivary cotinine levels were significantly associated with decreased RBC folate concentrations (β -11.43, standard error 5.45, P = 0.032). Prepregnancy maternal body mass index, gestational age, stress, and depression also were associated with folate levels. CONCLUSIONS Low RBC folate is associated with perinatal factors, including high maternal cotinine levels, body mass index, stress, and depression. The effect of low folate levels among smokers cannot be overemphasized, considering that tobacco products not only reduce folate levels but also decrease the bioutilization of folate.
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- Korede K Yusuf
- From the College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- From the College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- From the College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- From the College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- From the College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- From the College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Meng Y, Li J, Chen X, She H, Zhao L, Peng Y, Zhang J, Shang K, Li H, Yang W, Zhang Y, Gu X, Li J, Qin X, Wang B, Xu X, Hou F, Tang G, Liao R, Yang L, Huo Y. Association Between Folic Acid Supplementation and Retinal Atherosclerosis in Chinese Adults With Hypertension Complicated by Diabetes Mellitus. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1159. [PMID: 30425639 PMCID: PMC6218923 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background: This cross-section investigation included 2,199 participants with hypertension complicated by diabetes mellitus, a cohort of the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial in which 20,702 patients with essential hypertension were given enalapril with folic acid or enalapril-only double-blind treatment for 5 years. This study aimed to explore the correlation between folic acid supplementation and retinal atherosclerosis (RA) in adults with hypertension complicated by diabetes mellitus. Methods: The diagnosis of RA was determined by non-mydriatic fundus photography and classified by the Keith-Wagener-Barker system. The statistical correlation of folic acid supplementation with RA prevalence and severity was assessed. Results: Of our cohort, 1,698 (77.6%) participants were diagnosed with RA, and the prevalence in males and females was 78.0 and 75.6%, respectively. Participants in the enalapril group had higher total homocysteine (tHcy) levels than those in enalapril–folic acid group. Compared with the enalapril group in the tHcy > 15 μmol/L group of females, the odds ratio for the enalapril–folic acid group was 0.28 (95% confidence interval, 0.11–0.67, P = 0.0061). Conclusions: The prevalence of RA was high (77.6%) in our cohort of adults with hypertension complicated by diabetes mellitus. Folic acid supplementation was significantly associated with reduced risk of RA in females with hyperhomocysteinemia. No significant association were seen in males.
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- Ying Meng
- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Monteagudo C, Scander H, Nilsen B, Yngve A. Folate intake in a Swedish adult population: Food sources and predictive factors. Food Nutr Res 2017; 61:1328960. [PMID: 28659736 PMCID: PMC5475292 DOI: 10.1080/16546628.2017.1328960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Introduction: Folate plays an important role in cell metabolism, but international studies show that intake is currently below recommendations, especially among women. The study objective was to identify folate food sources by food group, gender, and age group, and to identify factors influencing folate intake, based on food consumption data for Swedish adults in the 2010–11 Riksmaten study. Methods: The sample included a representative Swedish population aged 18–80 years (n = 1657; 56.3% female). Food and nutrient intakes were estimated from self-reported food records during 4 consecutive days. Food consumption was categorized into 26 food groups. Stepwise regression was used to analyze food groups as folate sources for participants. Factors predicting the highest folate intake (third tertile) were determined by logistic regression analysis. Results: Vegetables and pulses represented the most important folate source for all age groups and both genders, especially in women aged 45–64 years (49.7% of total folate intake). The next folate source in importance was dairy products for the youngest group (18–30 years), bread for men, and fruit and berries for women. The likelihood of being in the highest tertile of folate intake (odds ratio = 1.69, 95% confidence interval 1.354–2.104) was higher for men. Influencing factors for folate intake in the highest tertile were low body mass index and high educational level in the men, and high educational level, vegetarian diet, organic product consumption, non-smoking, and alcohol consumption within recommendations in the women. Conclusion: This study describes the folate intake per food group of Swedish adults according to the 2010–11 Riksmaten survey, identifying vegetables and pulses as the most important source. Data obtained on factors related to folate consumption may be useful for the development of specific nutrition education programs to increase the intake of this vitamin in high-risk groups.
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- Celia Monteagudo
- Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Research Group on Nutrition, Diet and Risk Assessment-AGR255, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Langevin SM, Kratzke RA, Kelsey KT. Epigenetics of lung cancer. Transl Res 2015; 165:74-90. [PMID: 24686037 PMCID: PMC4162853 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Epigenetic alterations, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and noncoding RNA expression, have been reported widely in the literature to play a major role in the genesis of lung cancer. The goal of this review is to summarize the common epigenetic changes associated with lung cancer to give some clarity to its etiology, and to provide an overview of the potential translational applications of these changes, including applications for early detection, diagnosis, prognostication, and therapeutics.
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- Scott M Langevin
- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minn
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI.
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Huijgen NA, van de Kamp ME, Twigt JM, de Vries JH, Eilers PH, Steegers EA, Laven JS, Steegers-Theunissen RP. The Preconception Dietary Risk score; a simple tool to assess an inadequate habitual diet for clinical practice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnme.2013.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Okumura K, Tsukamoto H. Folate in smokers. Clin Chim Acta 2011; 412:521-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2010] [Revised: 01/01/2011] [Accepted: 01/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kasuba V, Rozgaj R, Milić M, Zeljezić D, Kopjar N, Pizent A, Kljaković-Gaspić Z. Evaluation of lead exposure in battery-manufacturing workers with focus on different biomarkers. J Appl Toxicol 2010; 30:321-8. [PMID: 19938001 DOI: 10.1002/jat.1497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The influence of exposure to lead on the frequency of micronuclei (MN), nuclear buds and nucleoplasmatic bridges was investigated in peripheral blood lymphocytes in 15 male battery-manufacturing workers and 15 controls matched for age and smoking habits. In addition to MN test, blood lead (B-Pb) and cadmium (B-Cd), delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) activity, erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP), serum vitamin B(12) (S-Vit B(12)) and folate (S-folate) were determined in all subjects. Lead-exposed subjects had significantly higher MN frequency and B-Pb concentrations than controls. In control smokers we found a significant negative correlation between B-Pb concentration and frequency of nucleoplasmatic bridges, and nuclear division index. In control non-smokers a significant positive correlation was observed only between age and nuclear buds frequency, and between S-folate and B-Pb level. In lead exposed smokers, significant positive correlations between MN frequency and S-Vit B(12), S-folate, and nuclear buds frequency were found. A positive correlation in exposed smokers was also found between nuclear buds frequency and S-Vit B(12) concentration. A negative correlation was found between ALAD and EP, and B-Pb in exposed smokers. Exposed non-smokers showed significant negative correlation between MN frequency and B-Cd, and ALAD and EP. The results indicate a genotoxicity of lead, pointing to a micronucleus assay as a relevant test for assessing genotoxic effects resulting from occupational exposure. The other indicators did not necessarily follow the results of THE MN test. Influence of smoking should be further investigated.
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- Vilena Kasuba
- Mutagenesis Unit, Institute for Medical research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Vardavas CI, Linardakis MK, Hatzis CM, Malliaraki N, Saris WHM, Kafatos AG. Smoking status in relation to serum folate and dietary vitamin intake. Tob Induc Dis 2008; 4:8. [PMID: 18822111 PMCID: PMC2556992 DOI: 10.1186/1617-9625-4-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 09/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cigarette smoke itself is an abundant source of free radicals and a major cause of oxidative stress, to which plasma antioxidants function as a vital protective and counterbalancing mechanism. The objective of this study was to investigate into the relationship between smoking status and serum and dietary micronutrient concentrations. DESIGN Cross-sectional study SUBJECTS - SETTING: 502 farmers from the Valley of Messara in Crete were randomly selected and examined. Complete three-day and 24-hr recall questionnaires were collected along with anthropometrical, physical activity and clinical data from all participating subjects. RESULTS After adjusting for age, gender and number of fasting days adhered to per year, current smokers were found to have a lower dietary intake of vitamin C (112.1 mg vs. 136.4 mg, p = 0.03), fibre (16.6 g vs. 19.1 g, p = 0.006) and fruits and vegetables (339 g vs. 412 g, p = 0.014), while dietary vitamin B1 intake was found to be higher (1.7 mg vs. 1.4 mg, p = 0.02) in comparison to non/ex smokers. Dietary intake of meat, folate and vitami A, E, B2, B6 and B12 did not differ between the groups. Controlling age, gender, fasting days and dietary micronutrient intake, serum folate levels were found to be lower among smokers (geometric mean 15.3 nmol/L vs. 17.7 nmol/L, p = 0.023), while serum iron and vitamin B12 levels were not affected by smoking status. CONCLUSION Current smoking status affects dietary nutrient intake as well as plasma folate levels. The above coherence between antioxidant depletion and reduced antioxidant intake may predispose smokers to the premature development of tobacco related mortality and morbidity.
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- Constantine I Vardavas
- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Lindzon G, O'Connor DL. Folate during reproduction: the Canadian experience with folic acid fortification. Nutr Res Pract 2007; 1:163-74. [PMID: 20368933 PMCID: PMC2849017 DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2007.1.3.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2007] [Revised: 07/05/2007] [Accepted: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Folate has received international attention regarding its role in the risk-reduction of birth defects, specifically neural tube defects (NTDs). In 1998, health officials in Canada, like the United States, mandated the addition of folic acid to white flour and select grain products to increase the folate intake of reproductive-aged women. Subsequent to this initiative there has been an increase in blood folate concentrations in Canada and a 50% reduction in NTDs. Many countries, including Korea, have not mandated folic acid fortification of their food supply. Reasons vary but often include concern over the masking of vitamin B12 deficiency, a belief that folate intakes among womenare adequate, low priority relative to other domestic issues, and the philosophy that individuals have the right not to consume supplemental folic acid if they so choose. Prior to folic acid fortification of the food supply in Canada, the folate intakes of women were low, and their blood folate concentrations while not sufficiently low to produce overt signs of folate deficiency (eg. anemia) were inconsistent with a level known to reduce the risk of an NTD-affected pregnancy. The purpose of this article is to describe the role of folate during the periconceptional period, pregnancy, and during lactation. The rationale for, and history of recommending folic acid-containing supplements during the periconceptional period and pregnancy is described as is folic acid fortification of the food supply. The impact of folic acid fortification in Canada is discussed, and unresolved issues associated with this policy described. While the incidence of NTDs in Canada pre-folic acid fortification were seemingly higherthan that of Korea today, blood folate levels of Korean women are strikingly similar. We will briefly explore these parallels in an attempt to understand whether folic acid fortification of the food supply in Korea might be worth consideration
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- Gillian Lindzon
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Northrop-Clewes CA, Thurnham DI. Monitoring micronutrients in cigarette smokers. Clin Chim Acta 2006; 377:14-38. [PMID: 17045981 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Revised: 08/23/2006] [Accepted: 08/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Smoking is associated with oxidative stress and increased risks of many chronic diseases that both shorten life and impair its quality. Low concentrations of several micronutrients, especially the antioxidants vitamin C and beta-carotene, are also associated with smoking, and there has been much interest in determining whether deficiencies in micronutrients are involved etiologically in smoking-related diseases. The objective of this review was to bring together reports on dietary intakes, biochemical indicators of micronutrient status, and results of some intervention studies on micronutrients where authors had compared outcomes in smokers and non-smokers. The micronutrients discussed are vitamins A, E, and C; the carotenoids; some of the B-vitamin group; and the minerals selenium, zinc, copper, and iron. The data were then examined to determine whether effects on the biochemical markers of micronutrient status were due to differences in dietary intakes between smokers and non-smokers or to the consequences of inflammatory changes caused by the oxidative stress of smoking. It was concluded that although smoking is associated with reduced dietary intake of vitamin C and carotenoid-containing foods, inflammatory changes increase turnover of these micronutrients so that blood concentrations are still lower in smokers than non-smokers even when there is control for dietary differences. In the case of vitamin E, there is some evidence for increased turnover of this nutrient in smokers, but this has little to no influence on blood concentrations, and there are no differences in dietary intake of vitamin E between smokers and non-smokers. Serum concentrations of vitamin A, folate, and vitamin B12 and B6 markers do not appear to be influenced by smoking, although there is some influence of dietary intake on concentrations of these nutrients in the body. In the case of the minerals examined, the main effects on biochemical markers of mineral status were attributed to inflammation and were therefore greater in heavy or long-term smokers. Serum concentrations of selenium and erythrocyte GPx activity were lower in smokers. Erythrocyte CuZn-SOD activity and serum ceruloplasmin concentrations were elevated, while serum zinc concentrations were depressed only in heavy smokers. Lastly, smoking appears to affect iron homeostasis mainly by changing hemoglobin concentrations, which were in general increased. Serum iron, TfR, and ferritin were mostly unaffected by smoking, except in pregnancy where there is evidence of increased erythropoiesis causing lower saturation of plasma transferrin and some evidence of lowering of iron stores.
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- Christine A Northrop-Clewes
- Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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Remacha AF, Rojas R, Canals C. [Cordonal posterior syndrome after folic and iron supplementation for autologue blood collection]. Med Clin (Barc) 2006; 126:318-9. [PMID: 16527163 DOI: 10.1157/13085488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ishikawa H, Ishikawa T, Miyatsu Y, Kurihara K, Fukao A, Yokoyama K. A polymorphism of the methionine synthase reductase gene increases chromosomal damage in peripheral lymphocytes in smokers. Mutat Res 2006; 599:135-43. [PMID: 16580699 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2006.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2005] [Revised: 01/27/2006] [Accepted: 02/15/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The cytogenetic effects of cigarette smoke has been evaluated as one of many potential confounders in a large number of biomonitoring studies of occupationally or environmentally exposed populations and control subjects. Despite the well-known presence of carcinogens in the cigarette smoke, the results in the scientific literature linking smoking habits to micronuclei (MN) frequency, one of the cytogenetic markers, are rather controversial. Here, we investigated the relationships among MN frequency, smoking habits and five folate metabolic enzyme gene polymorphisms (MTHFR C677T and A1298C, MTR A2756G, MTRR A66G and TYMS 3'UTR) in 132 healthy Japanese men who were non-habitual drinkers. In never- and former-smokers, no statistically significant differences in the mean MN frequencies were observed according to the five folate metabolic enzyme gene polymorphisms. In current-smokers, however, subjects with the AA genotype for MTRR had a significantly higher mean MN frequency than the AG genotypes for MTRR (p<0.05). Furthermore, among subjects with the AA genotype for MTRR, current-smokers were found to have a significantly higher mean MN frequency than never- and former-smokers (p<0.05). To further characterize this association, we stratified the smoking status into five groups: non-smokers (never-smokers and former-smokers), 1-10 cigarettes/day, 11-20 cigarettes/day, 21-30 cigarettes/day and >or=31 cigarettes/day. There was an overall trend for the mean MN frequency in subjects with the MTRR AA genotype to increase as the number of cigarettes smoked per day increased (p<0.01, Jonckheere-Terpstra test). The results of our preliminary study suggest that the MTRR AA genotype acts to increase the MN frequency resulting from cigarette smoking. Therefore, studies on human genotoxicity based on cytogenetic markers of MN should take into account both the MTRR polymorphism and the potential confounding effect of smoking, although these preliminary findings need to be validated in larger populations because of the relatively small sample size.
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- Hitoshi Ishikawa
- Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Edobashi 2-174, Tsu 514-8507, Japan.
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Takimoto H, Tamura T. Increasing trend of spina bifida and decreasing birth weight in relation to declining body-mass index of young women in Japan. Med Hypotheses 2006; 67:1023-6. [PMID: 16831522 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We analyzed the existing data from various surveys on the prevalence of spina bifida, birth weight, and body-mass index (BMI), dietary intake, and smoking habits of Japanese young women. We found that the increasing trend of the prevalence of spina bifida paralleled with the decrease in birth weight, and the decrease in BMI and dietary energy intake and the increase in smoking rate among women of childbearing age. The decreased energy intake is likely due to their distorted self-body image. Based on these findings, we hypothesize that lowering BMI in young women led to increasing prevalence of spina bifida and smaller babies in Japan. This low dietary intake possibly leads to poor folate nutritional status, a risk factor for the development of spina bifida, and increased smoking potentially accelerates these undesirable outcomes. Our hypothesis can be tested using two simultaneous approaches. The first step is an extensive educational campaign for young women to stop smoking, have a realistic body image and eat a sufficient balanced diet. Government officials and health-care workers are encouraged to establish an agenda to educate young women with emphasis on the importance of adequate nutrition during the critical period of reproduction. Together with this campaign, the distribution of folic acid tablets for the prevention of spina bifida can be tried in women of childbearing age through local health centers, which have been well established in Japan.
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- Hidemi Takimoto
- Department of Health Promotion and Research, Section of Maternal and Child Health, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
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Troughton JA, Woodside JV, Young IS, Arveiler D, Amouyel P, Ferrières J, Ducimetière P, Patterson CC, Kee F, Yarnell JWG, Evans A. Homocysteine and coronary heart disease risk in the PRIME study. Atherosclerosis 2006; 191:90-7. [PMID: 16774755 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2005] [Revised: 04/20/2006] [Accepted: 05/03/2006] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Despite recent meta-analyses suggesting that homocysteine is an independent predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD), there is debate regarding whether elevated homocysteine may be deleterious only in the presence of other risk factors, with which it acts synergistically to exert a multiplicative effect on CHD risk, emerging only as a CHD predictor in patients with pre-existing risk factors. The Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction (PRIME) Study is a multicentre prospective study of 10593 men from France and Northern Ireland, investigating cardiovascular risk factors. We investigated: (1) whether higher homocysteine is associated with increased CHD risk in the PRIME case-control cohort; (2) whether homocysteine interacts synergistically with pre-existing CHD risk factors. METHODS Homocysteine was measured in 323 participants who had developed CHD at 5-year follow-up and in 638 matched controls. RESULTS There was no significant difference in homocysteine between cases and controls (p=0.18). Homocysteine was significantly higher in current smokers (geometric mean mumol/l (interquartile range mumol/l) 9.45 (7.43, 11.75)) compared with non-smokers (8.90 (7.32, 10.70); p=0.007). There was a significant interaction between homocysteine, smoking and CHD risk (chi2=10.29, d.f.=2, p=0.006). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that elevated homocysteine is significantly associated with CHD risk in current smokers.
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- J A Troughton
- Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Cid J, Ortín X, Contreras E, Elies E. Suplementos de hierro oral y ácido fólico en un programa de transfusión autóloga con predepósito: estudio aleatorizado. Med Clin (Barc) 2005; 124:690-1. [PMID: 15899163 DOI: 10.1157/13075091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE We evaluated the capacity of oral iron with or without oral folic acid administration to improve the accomplishment of our scheduled preoperative autologous blood collection program in patients with baseline hemoglobin > 115 g/l. PATIENTS AND METHOD Patients were enrolled in a randomized trial. The control group received no vitamin supplements. The iron group received 105 mg of elemental iron daily p.o. The and iron+folate group received 105 mg of elemental iron daily and 5 mg of folic acid daily p.o. RESULTS Eighty-six percent of patients in the control group, 86% of patients in the iron group and 87% of patients in the iron+folate group accomplished our preoperative autologous blood collection program. CONCLUSION In our study, neither oral iron nor folic acid supplements enhanced the accomplishment of our preoperative autologous blood collection program in patients with baseline hemoglobin > 115 g/l.
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- Joan Cid
- Centre de Transfusió i Banc de Teixits, Tarragona, Spain
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Tungtrongchitr R, Pongpaew P, Soonthornruengyot M, Viroonudomphol D, Vudhivai N, Tungtrongchitr A, Phonrat B, Pooudong S, Schelp FP. Relationship of tobacco smoking with serum vitamin B12, folic acid and haematological indices in healthy adults. Public Health Nutr 2004; 6:675-81. [PMID: 14552668 DOI: 10.1079/phn2003483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of tobacco smoking on serum vitamin B12, folic acid and haematological parameters in healthy Thai smokers and non-smokers. DESIGN Cross-sectional study of smokers and non-smokers in a military unit in Bangkok, Thailand. SETTING A military unit in Thailand. SUBJECTS One hundred and twenty-three male smokers from a military unit in Bangkok, who participated voluntarily in the study, were investigated. Sixty-six male non-smokers from the same unit were selected as controls. Fasting blood samples were collected for investigation of vitamin B12, folic acid and haematological variables. RESULTS The serum folic acid concentration of smokers was lower than that of non-smokers, but was not statistically significantly different. Haemoglobin was lower in smokers than in non-smokers; 16.3% of smokers were anaemic compared with only 3.0% of non-smokers. Anaemia was not related to folate deficiency. The white blood cell count was found to be higher in smokers than in non-smokers. CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that there were low serum folic acid concentrations in smokers compared with non-smokers, which might contribute to the development of vascular and cardiovascular diseases. The higher white blood cell count might be indicative alterations in the immune functions of smokers.
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- Rungsunn Tungtrongchitr
- Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Rajthevee, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Planells E, Sánchez C, Montellano MA, Mataix J, Llopis J. Vitamins B6 and B12 and folate status in an adult Mediterranean population. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003; 57:777-85. [PMID: 12792662 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the nutritional status for vitamins B(6) and B(12) and folate in an adult Mediterranean population, in order to identify patterns of intake, groups at risk for deficiency, and factors that might influence this risk. DESIGN A cross-sectional epidemiological survey. SETTING Andalusia, a western Mediterranean region in southern Spain. SUBJECTS The study was carried out with a random sample of 3528 subjects (1813 men, 1715 women) who were between 25 and 60 y of age. Blood samples were obtained for biochemical assays in a random subsample of 384 subjects (183 men, 201 women). INTERVENTIONS Food consumption was assessed by 48-h recall. Vitamin B(6) was measured as alpha erythrocyte aspartate aminotransferase activation coefficient (alphaEAST); vitamin B(12) and folate concentrations were measured in plasma. RESULTS Energy and vitamin intakes were significantly higher in men than in women. In men, intakes were below two-thirds of the RDA in 10.8, 2.9 and 22.6% for B(6), B(12) and folate, respectively. The corresponding figures in women were 16.7, 5.1 and 23.5% for vitamins B(6), B(12) and folate. Age, place of residence and educational level, alcohol use and smoking were also associated with differences in the intake of these nutrients. Biochemical analyses showed that vitamins B(6), B(12) and folate status was acceptable in 75.7, 89.1 and 57.6% of the population, respectively. Plasma concentration of folate was significantly higher in women. CONCLUSION Our results provide a precise estimate of the nutritional status for vitamins B(6), B(12) and folate in the adult population of southern Spain. Factors such as age, place of residence, level of education and smoking can increase the risk of inadequate intake of some nutrients. However, these factors did not affect biochemical indexes of nutritional status in the present study. SPONSORSHIP Dirección General de Salud Pública and the Health Council of the Andalusian Regional Government.
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- E Planells
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Granada, C/Ramón y Cajal 4, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Marcela González-Gross
- Institut fuer Ernaehrungswissenschaft. Abt. Pathophysiologie der Ernährung. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität. Bonn. Alemania.
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Gibson S. Dietary sugars and micronutrient dilution in normal adults aged 65 years and over. Public Health Nutr 2001; 4:1235-44. [PMID: 11796087 DOI: 10.1079/phn2001173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) concentration and micronutrient intakes and status in free-living older people. DESIGN The National Diet and Nutrition Survey of people aged 65 years and over; a cross-sectional study in Britain in 1994/5. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Eight hundred and six men and women living in private households who were not on medication for nutritional disorders. Subjects were classified into four groups (Q1 to Q4), using cut-off points corresponding to quartiles of energy from NMES. Relationships were examined between dietary NMES concentration and intakes of calcium, iron, riboflavin, folate, vitamin C and vitamin D. Status indices were also assessed in each group. RESULTS Overall, a small proportion of men and women had intakes below the Lower Reference Nutrient Intake (LRNI) for calcium, iron, folate, riboflavin or vitamin C, while vitamin D intakes were universally low. Intakes of micronutrients tended to be highest at moderate levels of NMES in the diet (Q2 and Q3, equivalent to 8-15% of energy from NMES). Micronutrient status was low for riboflavin in 38% of the sample, while 15% had low vitamin C status and more than 10% were anaemic. There was little evidence that poorer nutrient status was associated with higher levels of dietary NMES. Although some indices of folate status were lower in Q4, this is most likely to reflect confounding by smoking. Energy intake accounted for 20-40% of the variance in micronutrient intakes, compared with less than 5% for NMES concentration. CONCLUSIONS A diet moderately high in NMES (up to around 15% of energy) is unlikely to have a detrimental impact on micronutrient intake or status in this age group. Energy intake is the major determinant of micronutrient adequacy.
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- S Gibson
- SiG-Nurture Nutrition Consultancy, Guildford, Surrey, UK.
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Mueller T, Haidinger D, Luft C, Horvath W, Poelz W, Haltmayer M. Association between erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume and peripheral arterial disease in male subjects: a case control study. Angiology 2001; 52:605-13. [PMID: 11570659 DOI: 10.1177/000331970105200904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Elevated serum total homocysteine, an established risk factor for peripheral arterial disease, is influenced by the vitamin B12 and folate status. Since these vitamins are inversely correlated with erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume, an investigation of whether mean corpuscular volume is higher in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease than in healthy subjects was performed. Furthermore, a determination of predictors of increased mean corpuscular volume levels in this population free of symptomatic coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus was carried out. From 469 consecutive patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease, 100 fulfilled study inclusion criteria. Peripheral arterial disease was confirmed by angiography. One hundred age-matched subjects without peripheral arterial disease as verified by ankle-brachial index measurements >0.9 served as control subjects. Patients with PAD displayed a significantly higher mean corpuscular volume level (94.5 fl) than control subjects (90.9 fl, p<0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that current smoking status (p<0.001) and mean corpuscular volume (p=0.009), but not total homocysteine or lipid parameters discriminated case control status. In addition, logistic regression analysis revealed a relationship of mean corpuscular volume with smoking (p=0.001), gamma-glutamyltransferase (p<0.001), and total homocysteine (p=0.012). This model predicted mean corpuscular volume values with an accuracy of 83%. Elevated mean corpuscular volume is a predictor of symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the sample studied. A deficiency of folate and/or vitamin B12 may be responsible for this observation, as indicated by the correlation of mean corpuscular volume with total homocysteine. Due to the additional association of mean corpuscular volume with smoking and gamma-glutamyltransferase, an unhealthy lifestyle with low vitamin intake may cause elevated mean corpuscular volume values in patients with PAD.
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- T Mueller
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konventhospital Barmherzige Brueder Linz, Austria
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Ulvik A, Evensen ET, Lien EA, Hoff G, Vollset SE, Majak BM, Ueland PM. Smoking, folate and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase status as interactive determinants of adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps of colorectum. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2001; 101:246-54. [PMID: 11424140 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Most studies demonstrate increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) and adenomas in folate-deficient subjects or that high folate intake may afford some protection. Smoking increases such risk in some but not all studies. We investigated whether smoking, folate status and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genotype predict the risk of adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps of colorectum. By colonoscopy, the type, number, size and extent of dysplasia of colorectal polyps were assessed in 443 subjects aged 63-72 years. We also determined RBC folate and the C667T polymorphism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. Smoking, folate status and the C677T MTHFR polymorphism were strong, interactive determinants of high-risk adenomas (HRAs, defined as adenomas > or =10 mm in diameter, adenomas with villous components or with severe dysplasia). The risk was particularly high in smokers with low folate and the CT/TT genotype (risk category T) and in smokers with high folate and the CC genotype (risk category C). With non-smokers with low folate and the CC genotype as reference, the odds ratios (OR, 95% CI) were 8.7 (2.5-29.7) in category T and 9.9 (2.6-38.4) in category C. Notably, this risk pattern was also observed for hyperplastic polyps. In conclusion, in smokers, high folate status may confer increased or decreased risk for HRAs, depending on the MTHFR genotype. These data demonstrate the strong gene-nutrition interaction involving the C677T MTHFR polymorphism.
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- LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, Armauer Hansens hus, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Pagán K, Hou J, Goldenberg RL, Cliver SP, Tamura T. Effect of smoking on serum concentrations of total homocysteine and B vitamins in mid-pregnancy. Clin Chim Acta 2001; 306:103-9. [PMID: 11282100 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(01)00402-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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There are conflicting findings in the literature on the effect of smoking on total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations in non-pregnant subjects. We evaluated the effect of smoking on serum concentrations of tHcy, folate, vitamin B-12 pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP, a coenzyme form of vitamin B-6) in 196 women at 18 and 30 weeks' gestation. The smokers were defined as those who self-reported cigarette smoking and had serum concentrations of thiocyanate, a biomaker of smoking, in the highest quartiles of the population. Mid-pregnancy serum tHcy concentrations were not significantly different between smokers and non-smokers. Folate, vitamin B-12 and PLP concentrations were generally lower in smokers than non-smokers. In smokers, tHcy concentrations had significant negative correlations with folate at both time points. The multiple regression analyses indicated that serum folate concentration was the most significant factor associated with tHcy concentrations among smokers, whereas thiocyanate concentrations showed no such effect. We conclude that serum tHcy concentrations were most strongly associated with the nutritional status of folate among the B vitamins tested during mid-pregnancy in our subjects. We suggest that it is essential to consider the nutritional status of folate, vitamin B-12 and vitamin B-6 in evaluating the effect of smoking on homocysteine metabolism.
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- K Pagán
- Department of Nutrition Sciences, 218 Webb Building., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3360, USA
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Wallock LM, Tamura T, Mayr CA, Johnston KE, Ames BN, Jacob RA. Low seminal plasma folate concentrations are associated with low sperm density and count in male smokers and nonsmokers. Fertil Steril 2001; 75:252-9. [PMID: 11172823 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01697-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To measure folate levels in seminal plasma from smokers and nonsmokers and to evaluate relationships between seminal plasma folate levels and both folate nutriture and semen quality measures. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING United States Department of Agriculture, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California. PATIENT(S) Healthy male smokers (n=24) and nonsmokers (n=24). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Blood levels of plasma folate and homocysteine, seminal plasma total, non-methyl- and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate concentrations, and total sperm count and density. RESULTS Total seminal plasma folate concentrations were on average 1.5 times higher than blood plasma folate concentrations in all men. Seminal plasma folates contained 5-methyltetrahyrdofolate (74% of total) and non-methyltetrahydrofolates (26% of total); all samples had less than four glutamyl residues. Total and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate concentrations correlated significantly with blood plasma folate and homocysteine concentrations. Seminal plasma non-methyltetrahydrofolate levels correlated significantly with sperm density and total sperm count. Seminal plasma of smokers contained a proportionally lower concentration of non-methyltetrahydrofolates compared with nonsmokers. CONCLUSION(S) Seminal plasma total folate and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate concentrations reflect folate nutriture. The non-methyltetrahydrofolate fraction of seminal plasma may be important for male reproductive function.
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California, USA.
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Johnson W, Spychala J, Stenroos E, Scholl T, Schroeder C. Smoking behavior and the C677T allele of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2001; 98:361-2. [PMID: 11170083 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20010201)98:4<361::aid-ajmg1111>3.0.co;2-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Elevated plasma total homocysteine is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease. Risk rises continuously across the spectrum of homocysteine concentrations and may become appreciable at levels greater than 10 mumol/l. A compelling case can be made for screening all individuals with atherosclerotic disease or at high risk. A reasonable, but unproven, goal for treatment is a plasma total homocysteine concentration less than 10 mumol/l. Folic acid is the mainstay of treatment, but vitamins B12 and B6 may have added benefit in selected patients. The results of ongoing randomized placebo-controlled trials will not be available for several years, but will help determine whether homocysteine lowering reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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- G T Gerhard
- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098, USA.
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Gerhard GT, Malinow MR, DeLoughery TG, Evans AJ, Sexton G, Connor SL, Wander RC, Connor WE. Higher total homocysteine concentrations and lower folate concentrations in premenopausal black women than in premenopausal white women. Am J Clin Nutr 1999; 70:252-60. [PMID: 10426703 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn.70.2.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Premenopausal black women have a greater rate of coronary artery disease (CAD) than do premenopausal white women. Plasma total homocysteine concentrations, a risk factor for CAD, have not been reported in premenopausal black women. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare plasma total homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B-12 concentrations in premenopausal black and white women. DESIGN Eighty-nine black and 90 white, healthy, premenopausal women living in Portland, OR, were recruited. Dietary histories were obtained by using the Diet Habit Survey, a 40-item eating-behavior questionnaire. Plasma concentrations of total homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B-12 were measured. RESULTS Black women had higher plasma total homocysteine (8.32 compared with 7.60 micromol/L;P = 0. 013), lower plasma folate (6.62 compared with 9.88 nmol/L;P < 0. 0001), and higher vitamin B-12 (355 compared with 283 pmol/L;P < 0. 001) concentrations than white women. White women had a greater rate of daily multivitamin supplement use (42.4% compared with 24.7%;P = 0.019) and ate more ready-to-eat cereal than did black women. After adjustment for multivitamin use and intake of ready-to-eat cereal, plasma total homocysteine concentrations did not differ significantly, but plasma folate remained significantly lower in the black women. None of the black women but 12.3% of the white women (P = 0.013) were homozygous for the cytosine to thymidine mutation at nucleotide 677 in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene. CONCLUSIONS Black women had higher plasma total homocysteine and lower plasma folate concentrations than white women, largely because of lifestyle factors, which may contribute to the greater rate of CAD in premenopausal black than in white women.
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- G T Gerhard
- Division of Endocrinology, General Clinical Research Center, Portland, OR, USA
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Walmsley CM, Bates CJ, Prentice A, Cole TJ. Relationship between cigarette smoking and nutrient intakes and blood status indices of older people living in the UK: further analysis of data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of people aged 65 years and over, 1994/95. Public Health Nutr 1999; 2:199-208. [PMID: 10447248 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between cigarette smoking and a range of nutrient intakes and blood status indices in older people. DESIGN National Diet and Nutrition Survey: cross-sectional survey of nationally representative sample of people aged 65 years and over. SETTING Mainland Britain during 1994/95. SUBJECTS 1191 people (619 male, 572 female) aged 65 years and over, of whom 920 were living in private households and 271 were living in institutions. RESULTS Cigarette smoking was inversely correlated with intakes of antioxidants and other micronutrients after adjustment for age, sex and domicile. Cigarette smoking was also inversely correlated with a number of antioxidant micronutrient status indices including plasma vitamin C and the carotenoids (but not vitamin E status indices), and with other micronutrient status indices, including plasma pyridoxal phosphate, red cell and serum folate, after adjustment for age, sex, domicile and the corresponding nutrient intake. Previous cigarette smoking or cigar/pipe smoking was not generally associated with lower nutrient intakes or status indices, however, both current and previous cigarette smoking was associated with increased concentrations of acute phase indicators. Further adjustment for total energy intake and/or sociodemographic, health and drug usage variables attenuated only a few of the associations observed. CONCLUSION Older people who smoke cigarettes are at increased risk of suboptimal antioxidant and other micronutrient intakes and status, but the lower intakes found in cigarette smokers only partly explain their reduced blood indices.
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Aubin HJ, Laureaux C, Zerah F, Tilikete S, Vernier F, Vallat B, Barrucand D. Joint influence of alcohol, tobacco, and coffee on biological markers of heavy drinking in alcoholics. Biol Psychiatry 1998; 44:638-43. [PMID: 9787890 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(97)00438-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent reports suggest that gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) decreases with coffee intake. The aim of this study was to examine the joint influence of alcohol, tobacco, cotinine, coffee, and caffeine on biological markers of heavy drinking in an alcoholic population. METHODS Subjects were 160 alcohol-dependent inpatients. Biological assessments, performed at admission, were plasma levels of GGT, apolipoprotein AI, aspartate aminotransferase, and mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and urine cotinine and caffeine indexes. Years of alcohol abuse and of smoking, alcohol and coffee intake, and smoking rate were estimated in a semistructured interview, and Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire was completed by inpatients. RESULTS Coffee intake, but not caffeine, correlated negatively with biological markers of heavy drinking, after controlling for alcohol and tobacco intake. Years of smoking correlated positively to MCV, after controlling for alcohol and coffee intake. CONCLUSIONS Concerning the effect of coffee, the most likely hypothesis is that noncaffeine coffee fractions have a protective effect on liver cells. Concerning the effect of smoking, one can propose that the increase of MCV with smoking could be a consequence of carbon monoxide inhalation, leading to hypoxemia, or of folate deficiency.
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- H J Aubin
- Centre d'Alcoologie, Hôpital Emile Roux, Limeil-Brévannes, France
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Ortega RM, Martínez RM, López-Sobaler AM, Andrés P, Quintas ME. The consumption of food, energy and nutrients in pregnant women: Differences with respect to smoking habits. Nutr Res 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0271-5317(98)00147-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lewis DP, Van Dyke DC, Stumbo PJ, Berg MJ. Drug and environmental factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Part I: Antiepileptic drugs, contraceptives, smoking, and folate. Ann Pharmacother 1998; 32:802-17. [PMID: 9681097 DOI: 10.1345/aph.17297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Part I of this review examines the relationship between antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and pregnancy outcomes. Drug-induced folate deficiency and the role of AED metabolism are emphasized. Part II will discuss periconceptional folate supplementation for prevention of birth defects. Part III will discuss the mechanism of folate's protective effect, therapeutic recommendations, compliance, and cost. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search was conducted for journal articles published through December 1997. Additional sources were obtained from Current Contents and citations from the references obtained. Search terms included phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, primidone, valproic acid, oral contraceptives, clomiphene, drug-induced abnormalities, spina bifida, anencephaly, neural tube defect, folate, folic acid, and folic acid deficiency. STUDY SELECTION Relevant animal and human studies examining the effects of AEDs, smoking, and oral contraceptives on folate status and pregnancy outcome are reviewed. DATA EXTRACTION Studies and case reports were interpreted. Data extracted included dosing, serum and red blood cell folate concentrations, teratogenicity of anticonvulsant medications, metabolism of AEDs and folate, and genetic susceptibility to AED-induced teratogenicity. DATA SYNTHESIS Low serum and red blood cell folate concentrations are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Decreases in serum folate are seen with AEDs, oral contraceptives, and smoking. Since similar birth defects are observed with multiple AEDs, metabolism of aromatic AEDs to epoxide metabolites and genetic factors may play a role in teratogenesis. CONCLUSIONS Adequate prepregnancy planning is essential for women who have epilepsy. Women receiving folate-lowering drugs may be at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Therefore, epileptic women contemplating pregnancy should be treated with the minimum number of folate-lowering drugs possible and receive folic acid supplementation.
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- D P Lewis
- College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Green TJ, Houghton LA, Donovan U, Gibson RS, O'Connor DL. Oral contraceptives did not affect biochemical folate indexes and homocysteine concentrations in adolescent females. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION 1998; 98:49-55. [PMID: 9434651 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(98)00014-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study was designed to determine the impact of currently available oral contraceptive agents (OCAs), smoking, and alcohol on biochemical indexes of folate and vitamin B-12 in adolescent females. DESIGN Subjects completed a 3-day weighed food record along with a detailed lifestyle questionnaire that included questions on OCA, cigarette, and alcohol use. After subjects had fasted overnight, blood samples were collected and analyzed for levels of serum and red blood cell (RBC) folate and serum B-12 and homocysteine. SUBJECTS/SETTINGS Two hundred twenty-nine adolescent females (aged 14 to 20 years) were recruited from southern Ontario, Canada, by advertisements in newspapers, high schools, universities, shopping malls, adolescent drop-in centers, and community groups. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED Multiple regression models were used to determine the effect of lifestyle factors and covariates (e.g., dietary folate intake, supplemental folate intake, and age) on biochemical indexes. RESULTS OCA use, alcohol use, and smoking were not significantly associated with lower serum or RBC folate levels, after controlling for folate intake. Serum homocysteine levels were not associated with smoking or OCA use; however, we estimated a 13% higher concentration among alcohol users than nonusers. Smoking and alcohol use were not associated with serum B-12 levels, but OCA use was associated with an estimated 33% lower serum B-12 level than nonuse. APPLICATIONS Our findings provide no evidence to suggest that currently available OCAs have a negative impact on the folate status of adolescent females; thus, dietary advice designed to specifically encourage an increase in folate intake among adolescents who use OCAs is not supported. In contrast, serum B-12 levels were lower among OCA users than nonusers, which suggests that an interaction between OCA and some vitamins may persist. The suboptimal biochemical folate indexes of smokers may have more to do with the dietary quality of smokers than previously appreciated. Thus, efforts to improve dietary folate intakes of adolescents who smoke may be an important strategy for improving the folate status of young women.
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- T J Green
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Weggemans RM, de Groot LC, Haller J. Factors related to plasma folate and vitamin B12. The SENECA study. Int J Food Sci Nutr 1997; 48:141-50. [PMID: 9135778 DOI: 10.3109/09637489709006974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The effects of body weight, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, living situation, smoking status, alcohol consumption, energy intake and animal protein intake, chronic diseases, health judgement, and ability to perform activities of daily living on plasma folate and vitamin B12 concentrations in elderly people were studied. Cross-sectional data were collected in 570 males and 554 females, aged 70-75 years and living in 17 towns in 11 European countries. The data collection was part of the SENECA study on nutrition and health in the elderly. Most of the associations with plasma vitamin B12 and plasma folate were either non significant or very small, with the exception of the relation between subjective health judgement and plasma folate levels in women. The anthropometric, life-style, and dietary factors do not seem to be major risk factors for low plasma vitamin B12 and folate concentrations in this relatively healthy elderly population.
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- R M Weggemans
- Department of Human Nutrition, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands
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