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- Title
Association between vitamin B12 intake and EURRECA's prioritized biomarkers of vitamin B12 in young populations: a systematic review.
- Authors
Iglesia, Iris; Dhonukshe-Rutten, Rosalie AM; Bel-Serrat, Silvia; Doets, Esmée L; Cavelaars, Adrienne EJM; van ‘t Veer, Pieter; Nissenshohn, Mariela; Benetou, Vassiliki; Hermoso, María; Berti, Cristiana; de Groot, Lisette CPGM; Moreno, Luis A
- Abstract
ObjectiveTo review evidence on the associations between vitamin B12 intake and its biomarkers, vitamin B12 intake and its functional health outcomes, and vitamin B12 biomarkers and functional health outcomes.DesignA systematic review was conducted by searching electronic databases, until January 2012, using a standardized strategy developed in the EURRECA network. Relevant articles were screened and sorted based on title and abstract, then based on full text, and finally included if they met inclusion criteria. A total of sixteen articles were included in the review.SettingArticles covered four continents: America (n 4), Europe (n 8), Africa (n 1) and Asia (n 3).SubjectsPopulation groups included healthy infants, children and adolescents, and pregnant and lactating women.ResultsFrom the total number of 5815 papers retrieved from the initial search, only sixteen were eligible according to the inclusion criteria: five for infants, five for children and adolescents, and six for pregnant and lactating women.ConclusionsOnly one main conclusion could be extracted from this scarce number of references: a positive association between vitamin B12 intake and serum vitamin B12 in the infant group. Other associations were not reported in the eligible papers or the results were not provided in a consistent manner. The low number of papers that could be included in our systematic review is probably due to the attention that is currently given to research on vitamin B12 in elderly people. Our observations in the current systematic review justify the idea of performing well-designed studies on vitamin B12 in young populations.
- Subjects
AMERICA; VITAMIN B12; INGESTION; BIOMARKERS; YOUTH health; META-analysis; HEALTH outcome assessment; MEDICAL databases
- Publication
Public Health Nutrition, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 10, p1843
- ISSN
1368-9800
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1017/S1368980012003953