Low Serum Vitamin B-12 Concentrations Are Prevalent in a Cohort of Pregnant Canadian Women [Nutrient Requirements and Optimal Nutrition]

Conclusions: Deficient and marginal serum vitamin B-12 concentrations are prevalent in Canadian pregnant women with the use of traditional cutoffs, despite supplement use. Given the growing interest among women to adhere to a vegetarian diet that may be lower in vitamin B-12, and vitamin B-12’s importance in pregnancy, the functional ramifications of these observations need to be elucidated. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02244684.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - May 1, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Visentin, C. E., Masih, S. P., Plumptre, L., Schroder, T. H., Sohn, K.-J., Ly, A., Lausman, A. Y., Berger, H., Croxford, R., Lamers, Y., Kim, Y.-I., O'Connor, D. L. Tags: Nutrient Requirements and Optimal Nutrition Source Type: research