Vitamin B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia in rural and urban Indians.

Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, Swapna Deshpande, Himangi Lubree, Sadanand Naik, Dattatray Bhat, Bhagyashree S Uradey, Jyoti A Deshpande, Sonali Rege, Helga Refsum, J Yudkin

PubMed · 2006 · 245 citations · 17 references

Abstract

Low vitamin B12 concentration and hyperhomocysteinemia are common in Indian men, particularly in vegetarians and urban middle class residents. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings in other parts of India.

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