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ArticleBMJ nutrition, prevention & health2025

Efficacy of tea as an ideal vehicle for therapeutic vitamin replacement in women with low folate and vitamin B12 status in Assam: a placebo-controlled interventional clinical trial.

Hemonta Kumar Dutta, Manash Pratim Barman, Pratim Gupta, Manas Jyoti Kotoky, Bani K Acharyya, Jiban Chandra Gogoi, Podma Pollov Sarmah, Pritom Chowdhury, Santanu Sabhapondit, Ravindra Vora and 1 more

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Hemonta Kumar DuttaPediatric Surgery, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1216-6353
Manash Pratim BarmanDepartment of Statistics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-5457
Pratim GuptaDepartment of Biochemistry, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5506-877X
Manas Jyoti KotokyDepartment of Community Medicine, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0468-2339
Bani K AcharyyaPharmacy Institute, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4401-354X
Jiban Chandra GogoiPharmacy Institute, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6741-7387
Podma Pollov SarmahBiochemistry Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4809-7326
Pritom ChowdhuryBiotechnology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4839-5473
Santanu SabhaponditBiochemistry Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1326-5249
Ravindra VoraDepartment of Pediatrics (Pediatric Surgery), Bharati Vidyapeeth (DU) Medical College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6778-7883
Aśok C AntonyDepartment of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2701-4344

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Abstract

Background: Most Indian women have a low folate and vitamin B Methods: Two groups of women studying nursing (n=30) or pharmacy (n=30) at Assam Medical College and Hospital consumed a daily cup of hot tea prepared from 2 g of either unfortified CTC tea (control group) or vitamin-fortified CTC tea containing 1 mg folate and 1 mg vitamin B Results: At baseline, 89% of all women had low folate status (serum folate ≤5 ng/mL) and 72% had low vitamin B Conclusions: Consumption of a daily cup of hot brewed folate and vitamin B Trial registration number: CTRI/2022/10/046289.

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BiomarkerBirth defectsMalnutritionNutrient deficienciesNutritional treatment

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PMCPMC12957199

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