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Nutr Rev
; 70(7): 414-22, 2012 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22747844
ABSTRACT
Folate is essential for human health in the prevention of megaloblastic anemia and neural tube birth defects and plays important roles in cardiovascular disease and cancer. Therefore, research into environmental factors that may impact folate status, such as solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation, is of great health significance. In vitro studies have shown that UV radiation can degrade folate and folic acid in human blood and this has been confirmed in several human studies. Despite these findings, there is a dearth of epidemiological research into investigating the relationship between folate status and the links to solar UV exposure.
Subject(s)
Folic Acid/radiation effects , Health Status , Nutritional Status , Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects , Vitamin B Complex/radiation effects , Anemia, Megaloblastic/prevention & control , Folic Acid/blood , Humans , Neural Tube Defects/prevention & control , Vitamin B Complex/blood
2.
Functional measure scores in older ambulatory adults with high levels of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D.
J Am Geriatr Soc
; 58(2): 390-1, 2010 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20370869