Sökning: "Folate status"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade orden Folate status.

  1. 16. Vitamin B12 and folate depletion in the elderly. Diagnosis, clinical correlates and causes

    Författare :Catharina Lewerin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; aged; methylmalonic acid; homocysteine; vitamin B12; folic acid; renal function; cognition; movement; atrophic gastritis;

    Sammanfattning : Subclinical vitamin B12 and folate deficiency is common in the elderly. The clinical significance remains unresolved. There is not a universally accepted set of laboratory criteria for diagnosis, however subclinical deficiency is important to diagnose since it is easy to treat. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Dietary intake, nutritional status and energy metabolism in individuals with anorexia nervosa - Effects of specialized eating disorder hospital treatment

    Författare :Cecilia Pettersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anorexia nervosa; Body Composition; Skeletal Muscle Mass; Energy Intake; Energy Expenditure; Gastrointestinal Symptoms; Food Related Anxiety;

    Sammanfattning : Objective: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening condition affecting around 1% of the population. The aim of this thesis was to study nutritional aspects before and after specialized eating disorder hospital treatment of AN in adolescents and young adults. Methods: Data on 43 female patients was collected and used. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Fetal Outcome in Experimental Diabetic Pregnancy

    Författare :Sheller Zabihi; Ulf Eriksson; Michael Welsh; Elisabeth (Lisa) Persson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Cell biology; Rat; Mouse; TG; KO; Diabetes in Pregnancy; Embryo; Folic acid; Superoxide dismutase; Catalase; Glutathione peroxidase; Vascular endothelial growth factor-A; Folate binding protein-1; Bax; Bcl-2; Caspase-3; P53; Pax-3; Blood flow; Cellbiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Women with pregestational diabetes have a 2-5 fold increased risk of giving birth to malformed babies compared with non-diabetic women. Diabetes-induced oxidative stress in maternal and embryonic tissues has been implicated in the teratogenic process. LÄS MER

  5. 19. The paradox of micronutrients : in vitro and human studies

    Författare :Therese Woodhill; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Many essential micronutrients found in fruits and vegetables exhibit antioxidant properties, protecting against oxidation and oxidative stress. Their ability to react with electrons also enables them to act as pro-oxidants, causing damage opposed to preventing it. LÄS MER

  7. 20. The impact of homocysteine and B vitamins on Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive performance and structural brain changes

    Författare :Babak Hooshmand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Alzheimer’s disease;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the relation of homocysteine (tHcy), vitamin B12, and folate with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), cognitive performance, and structural brain changes in population-based studies of Finnish and Swedish elderly individuals. Study I. LÄS MER