| Title |
Three-month B vitamin supplementation in pre-school children affects folate status and homocysteine, but not cognitive performance
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| Published in |
European Journal of Nutrition, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00394-013-0647-y |
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| Authors |
Astrid Rauh-Pfeiffer, Uschi Handel, Hans Demmelmair, Wolfgang Peissner, Mareile Niesser, Diego Moretti, Vanessa Martens, Sheila Wiseman, Judith Weichert, Moritz Heene, Markus Bühner, Berthold Koletzko |
| Abstract |
Suboptimal vitamin B status might affect cognitive performance in early childhood. We tested the hypothesis that short-term supplementation with folic acid and selected B vitamins improves cognitive function in healthy children in a population with relatively low folate status. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 79 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 18 | 23% |
| Researcher | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 15% |
| Unknown | 21 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Psychology | 4 | 5% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 16% |
| Unknown | 25 | 31% |