Abstract Vitamin B 12 (B12; also known as cobalamin) is a B vitamin that has an important
role in cellular metabolism, especially in DNA synthesis, methylation and mitochondrial …

The blood levels of most vitamins decrease during pregnancy if un-supplemented, including
vitamins A, C, D, K, B1, B3, B5, B6, folate, biotin, and B12. Sub-optimal intake of vitamins …

Vitamin deficiencies remain major etiological factors in the global burden of disease,
especially in low-and middle-income countries. The purpose of this state-of-the-art review …

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by the WHO for the first 6 mo of life because
human milk protects against gastrointestinal infections and supplies balanced and adequate …

Background Human milk is the subject of many studies, but procedures for representative
sample collection have not been established. Our improved methods for milk micronutrient …

Despite the critical role of vitamin B-12 in infant development, existing recommendations for
infant and maternal intake during lactation are based on milk vitamin B-12 concentrations …

There is a strong biological premise for including vitamin B12 with folic acid in strategies to
prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), due to the closely interlinked metabolism of these two …

Low cobalamin intake and status during pregnancy or lactation have been linked to adverse
maternal and perinatal health outcomes, whereas low cobalamin status during early …

Abstract Background: Among Canadian women of reproductive age, 5% and 20% have
serum vitamin B-12 concentrations indicative of deficiency (< 148 pmol/L) and marginal …

Objective To assess serum B12, folate and the associated homocysteine (Hcy) levels among
women of childbearing age in the UK and examine their association with dietary intake in …