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ArticleEuropean journal of nutrition2023

The acute postprandial response of homocysteine to multivitamin and mineral supplementation with a standard meal is not impaired in older compared to younger adults.

Nicola A Gillies, Pankaja Sharma, Soo Min Han, Ruth Teh, Karl Fraser, Nicole C Roy, David Cameron-Smith, Amber M Milan

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Article in European journal of nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicola A GilliesLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
Pankaja SharmaLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
Soo Min HanLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
Ruth TehSchool of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Karl FraserThe Riddet Institute, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Nicole C RoyLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
David Cameron-SmithLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
Amber M MilanLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. a.milan@auckland.ac.nz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9559-7326
University of Auckland · NZAgResearch · NZ

Funding

Faculty Research nd Development Fund University of Auckland 3716936Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust 3716230Strategic Science Investment Fund Agresearch A21246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeB vitamins are required for the complex regulation of homocysteine and one-carbon (1C) metabolism. Nutritional supplements are frequently used by older adults to counter nutritional inadequacies. However, the postprandial use of B vitamins from supplements in 1C metabolism may be altered with age owing to impaired nutrient absorption and metabolic regulation. Despite implications for health and nutritional status, postprandial 1C metabolite responses have not been characterised in older adults.

methodsHealthy older (n = 20, 65-76 years) and younger (n = 20, 19-30 years) participants were recruited through online and printed advertisements in Auckland, New Zealand. Participants consumed a multivitamin and mineral supplement with a standard breakfast meal. Blood samples were collected at baseline and hourly for 4 h following ingestion. Plasma 1C metabolites (betaine, choline, cysteine, dimethylglycine, glycine, methionine, serine) were quantified using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Serum homocysteine, folate and vitamin B

resultsOlder adults had higher fasting homocysteine concentrations (older: 14.0 ± 2.9 µmol/L; younger: 12.2 ± 2.5 µmol/L; p = 0.036) despite higher folate (older: 36.7 ± 17.4 nmol/L; younger: 21.6 ± 7.6 nmol/L; p < 0.001) and similar vitamin B

conclusionHealthy older adults appear to maintain postprandial responsiveness of 1C metabolism to younger adults, supported by a similar postprandial decline in homocysteine concentrations.

Indexed as

Vitamin B ComplexAgedDietary SupplementsFolic AcidHomocysteineHumansMineralsVitamin B 12Folic AcidHomocysteineMineralsVitamin B 12Vitamin B ComplexAgeingB vitaminsHomocysteineMultivitamin and mineral supplementOne-carbon metabolismPostprandial response

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PMID36539620
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