Sökning: "Folic Acid Deficiency"

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  1. 6. Prenatal food and micronutrient supplementation to malnourished women in Bangladesh : Effects, Equity, and Cost-effectiveness

    Författare :Rubina Shaheen; Lars-Åke Persson; Lars Lindholm; Yemane Berhane Tsehay; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; malnutrition; pregnancy; food supplement; micronutrient supplement; birth weight; infant mortality; effectiveness; economic evaluation; equity; Bangladesh; Medical Science; Medicinsk vetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Maternal nutrition is closely linked to child health and survival. In Bangladesh there is a high prevalence of undernutrition in the form of chronic energy deficiency [CED, Body Mass Index ... LÄS MER

  3. 7. Spontaneous abortion : risk factors and measurement of exposures

    Författare :Lena George; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Case-control study; caffeine; cotinine; environmental tobacco smoke; epidemiology; fetal karyotype; folate; maternal smoking; pregnancy; repeated spontaneous abortion; risk assessment; smoking cessation; spontaneous abortion; validation study;

    Sammanfattning : The overall objectives of this thesis were to increase the understanding of the etiology of spontaneous abortion and repeated spontaneous abortion, and to evaluate possibilities of exposure assessment during pregnancy. Data from a Swedish population-based case-control study of spontaneous abortion, performed in Uppsala County 1996-98, formed the base for the three first studies of the thesis. LÄS MER

  4. 8. 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