Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(1):36-38 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3785

Seasonal Folate Serum Concentrations at Different Nutrition

Marica Krajčovičová-Kudláčková, Martina Valachovičová, Pavel Blažíček
Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Folic acid (vitamin B9) rich sources are leafy green vegetables, legumes, whole grains, egg yolk, liver, and citrus fruit. In winter and early spring, there could be insufficient supply of vegetables and fruit and thus lower intake of folic acid and possible deficient folic acid blood concentrations. The aim of the study was to assess serum vitamin B9 concentrations depending on the season (the last third of winter - March, the last third of spring - May/June and the beginning of autumn - September) and different nutritional habits (apparently healthy adults non-smoking, non-obese 366 subjects; 204 persons of general population on traditional mixed diet; and 162 long-term lacto-ovo vegetarians). In general population group, the mean concentration of folate in March was low (narrowly above lower reference limit) with high incidence of deficient values - 31.5%. In May/June vs. March was folate concentration significantly higher with deficient values in 13.2% of individuals. The highest serum values were observed in September with 11.1% of deficient values. In vegetarian vs. non-vegetarian group, significantly higher folate concentrations were found in each season with no deficient values. Folate and vitamin B12 are the regulators of homocysteinemia; plant food lacks of vitamin B12. The deficient folate serum values in March caused the mild hyperhomocysteinemia in 12.3% of individuals vs. only 5.9% and 4.8% of subjects in groups investigated in May/June and September. In spite of high folate concentrations in all investigations and no deficient value, 19.6-22.8% of vegetarians suffer from mild hyperhomocysteinemia as a consequence of deficient vitamin B12 concentrations in one quarter of subjects. As far as the general population is concerned, our findings suggest that winter and early spring are critical seasons in regards to optimal serum folate concentrations.

Klíčová slova: folate, vegetarians, general population, season

Vloženo: 30. duben 2012; Revidováno: 2. listopad 2012; Přijato: 2. listopad 2012; Zveřejněno: 1. březen 2013  Zobrazit citaci

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Krajčovičová-Kudláčková M, Valachovičová M, Blažíček P. Seasonal Folate Serum Concentrations at Different Nutrition. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2013;21(1):36-38. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3785. PubMed PMID: 23741898.
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