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Three-month B vitamin supplementation in pre-school children affects folate status and homocysteine, but not cognitive performance

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Title
Three-month B vitamin supplementation in pre-school children affects folate status and homocysteine, but not cognitive performance
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European Journal of Nutrition, January 2014
DOI 10.1007/s00394-013-0647-y
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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.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Unknown 85 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 21%
Researcher 10 12%
Student > Bachelor 9 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 8%
Other 5 6%
Other 16 19%
Unknown 21 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 16 19%
Medicine and Dentistry 15 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 6%
Psychology 4 5%
Sports and Recreations 4 5%
Other 17 20%
Unknown 25 29%