objectives we assessed functional vitamin b12 deficiency in tehranian elderly admitted to elderly research center, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences. conclusions the prevalence of b12 deficiency was higher in this study compared to other studies, so more attention and massive efficacious policy should be designed to reduce the deficiency of this vitamin. results cut-off o...

vitamin d deficiency has been proposed as an associating factor with increased blood pressure. we studied the relationship between serum vitamin d and blood pressure in a large representative sample of iranian population. in this cross-sectional study, based on the data of 2508 adults (aged between 20 and 70 years) from the iran multicenter osteoporosis study (imos), the association between ser...

A combined deficiency of vitamin A and E was diagnosed in finisher cattle in a 12,000 head feedlot producing beef for the Japanese market. It was estimated that approximately 2,000 cattle were affected at any one time (i,eu cattle between 220 and 300 days in the feedlot).The diet was based on grain and corn silage and although each animal had been injected with l,000,000IU vitamin A and 1OOIU v...

Background: The 25-hydroxyvitamin D3(25-OH D3)deficiency is a common problem worldwide, and it is aprevalent incidence in neonates. Different studies investigated the relationship of vitamin D deficiency with neonatal mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and respiratory distress in preterm neonates.Methods: A prospective cohor...

Patients with cystic fibrosis tend to have reduced serum concentrations of vitamin E and are therefore at risk of developing the neurological complications associated with vitamin E deficiency. Improved survival in cystic fibrosis has resulted in an increasing number of older patients who may develop hepatobiliary complications which may further impair the absorption of vitamin E. In this study...

Our previous studies implicated vitamin E deficiency as a risk factor for equine motor neuron disease, a possible model of human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and showed direct effects of this deficiency on brain vascular endothelium. To gain better understanding of the pathogenesis of equine motor neuron disease, we determined the effects of dietary antioxidant insufficiency and the resultant...

Vitamin A is involved in regulation of glucose concentrations, lipid metabolism, and inflammation, which are major risk factors for atherogenesis. However, the effect of vitamin A deficiency on atherogenesis has not been investigated. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to examine whether vitamin A deficiency accelerates atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice (apoE(-/-))...

introduction: vitamin d deficiency and rickets continue to be health problems in developing countries and most of the infants with congenital rickets may present with hypocalcemic seizure.   case report: in this article, the report on four infants who presented with hypocalcemic seizures but subsequently were found to have congenital rickets is presented. all of them had hypocalcaemia and low l...