Relationship of Vitamin B12 Level in Breastfeeding Mothers with Vitamin B12 and Homocysteine Levels of Infants
What is known on this subject?The vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels of breastfed infants were investigated.It was shown that these results were affected by the mother's vitamin B12 level.It was investigated what the mother's vitamin B12 level should be for infants to be healthier. What this study adds?It has been shown that maternal vitamin B12 levels affect infant B12 and homocystin levels.It has been shown that B12 deficiency is very common in mothers, and B12 deficiency and elevated homocysteine are very common in infants.
Authors
- Asuman Kıral
- Samet Paksoy
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cam and Sakura Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2024.2024-6-3
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00