Trial reportNutrients2016
Effect of Folic Acid, Betaine, Vitamin B₆, and Vitamin B12 on Homocysteine and Dimethylglycine Levels in Middle-Aged Men Drinking White Wine.
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- Homocysteine in retinal artery occlusive disease: A meta-analysis of cohort studies.Scientific reports · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of low-dose B vitamins plus betaine supplementation on lowering homocysteine concentrations among Chinese adults with hyperhomocysteinemia: a randomized, double-blind, controlled preliminary clinical trial.European journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Association between malnutrition and hyperhomocysteine in Alzheimer's disease patients and diet intervention of betaine.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2017Trial
- Recent Advances in Betaine: Extraction, Identification, and Bioactive Functions in Human Health.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Betaine as a Functional Ingredient: Metabolism, Health-Promoting Attributes, Food Sources, Applications and Analysis Methods.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effect of Beer Consumption on Methylation and Redox Metabolism.Physiological research · 2022Article
- Betaine in ameliorating alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis.European journal of nutrition · 2022Review
- Plant-Based Foods and Their Bioactive Compounds on Fatty Liver Disease: Effects, Mechanisms, and Clinical Application.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Review
- Synergistic Effect of WTC-Particulate Matter and Lysophosphatidic Acid Exposure and the Role of RAGE: In-Vitro and Translational Assessment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Alcohol consumption and serum metabolite concentrations in young women.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2020Article
- Therapeutic Cocktail Approach for Treatment of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Alzheimer's Disease.Cell medicine · 2018Review
- Hypermethylation: Causes and Consequences in Skeletal Muscle Myopathy.Journal of cellular biochemistry · 2017Review
- The Role of Genetic Polymorphisms as Related to One-Carbon Metabolism, Vitamin B6, and Gene-Nutrient Interactions in Maintaining Genomic Stability and Cell Viability in Chinese Breast Cancer Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2016Article
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Abstract
unlabelledModerate regular consumption of alcoholic beverages is believed to protect against atherosclerosis but can also increase homocysteine or dimethylglycine, which are putative risk factors for atherosclerosis. We aimed (1) to investigate the effect of alcohol consumption on vitamins and several metabolites involved in one-carbon metabolism; and (2) to find the most effective way of decreasing homocysteine during moderate alcohol consumption.
methodsMale volunteers (n = 117) were randomly divided into five groups: the wine-only group (control, 375 mL of white wine daily for one month) and four groups combining wine consumption with one of the supplemented substances (folic acid, betaine, and vitamins B12 or B₆). Significant lowering of homocysteine concentration after the drinking period was found in subjects with concurrent folate and betaine supplementation. Vitamin B12 and vitamin B₆ supplementation did not lead to a statistically significant change in homocysteine. According to a multiple linear regression model, the homocysteine change in the wine-only group was mainly determined by the interaction between the higher baseline homocysteine concentration and the change in dimethylglycine levels. Folate and betaine can attenuate possible adverse effects of moderate alcohol consumption. Dimethylglycine should be interpreted together with data on alcohol consumption and homocysteine concentration.
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