Fortification of flours with folic acid reduces homocysteine levels in Brazilian women

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作者
Scorsatto, Mauara [2 ]
Uehara, Sofia K. [1 ]
Luiz, Ronir R.
de Oliveira, Glaucia M. M. [2 ]
Rosa, Glorimar [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Dept Nutr & Dietet, Inst Nutr Josue Castro, BR-21941902 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Dept Med, BR-21941902 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Publ Hlth Studies, BR-21941902 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
关键词
Hyperhomocysteinemia; Folic acid; Cardiovascular disease; Obesity; Human; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE; FOLATE; SERUM; ASSOCIATION; DEFICIENCY; RISK;
D O I
10.1016/j.nutres.2011.10.003
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Our hypothesis is that the fortification of flour with folic acid contributes to the reduction of plasma homocystcine (Hey). We conducted a cross-sectional study covering 2 periods, before and after fortification (2002-2003 and 2008-2009, respectively), to assess the influence of the consumption of corn and wheat flours prefortification and postfortification with folic acid on Hcy levels and other biomarkers. In the total, 93 women (38 prefortitication and 55 postfortification) were included. Levels of lipids and glucose, total Hey and serum folate, and cobalamin were determined using commercial kits by colorimetric method, competitive immunoassay, and chemiluminescence, respectively The participants' average age was 48.1 +/- 9.5 years for the prefortification group and 39.1 +/- 4.1 years for the postfortification group (P < .001) but adjusted statistical tests by age. Both groups presented obesity class I. In the prefortification group, 71.1% (n = 27) of women had a dietary intake of folate, which was lower than the current recommended for adults (<400 mu g/d), whereas in the postfortification group, only 16.4% (n = 9) of women had lower intakes than recommended. In the prefortification group, 42.1% (n = 16) of women had hyperhomocysteinemia (>10 mmol/L) compared with only 9.1% (n = 5) in the postfortification group. Moreover, statistically significant differences were found between the 2 groups in total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and dietary fiber. Our findings corroborate the hypothesis that fortification of wheat and corn flours with folic acid can possibly be associated with lower concentrations of plasma Hey, providing probable greater cardiovascular protection in this group. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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