Abstract | UNLABELLED: MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 35 children, aged 5-16 who had been referred to Institute of Mother and Child for dietary consultation. From those, 17 were lacto-ovo-vegetarians and 18 omnivores. Dietary constituents were analyzed using the nutritional programme Dietetyk2 and completed with supplementation data. Concentration of homocysteine was estimated in serum with fluorescence polarization immunoassay and TAS by colorimetric method. Levels of vitamin A and E were determined using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). RESULTS: The mean concentration of homocysteine was similar in both studied groups (vegetarians: 6.13 +/- 1.01 micromol/l vs. omnivores: 5.45 +/- 0.98 micromol/l). In vegetarian children serum level of TAS was significantly lower (1.21 +/- 0.06 mmol/I) as compared to those in non-vegetarian ones (1.30 +/- 0.05 mmol/l, p < 0.0001), but remained within the physiological range (1.16-1.40 mmol/l). The mean concentrations of vitamins A and E in serum of vegetarians were lower than observed in omnivores group, but only in case of alpha-tocopherol the difference was statistically significant (vegetarians: 15.58 +/- 4.12 vs. omnivores: 18.41 +/- 3.10; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Magdalena Chełchowska, Jadwiga Ambroszkiewicz, Witold Klemarczyk, Joanna Gajewska, Mariusz Ołtarzewski, Teresa Laskowska-Klita |
Journal | Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
(Pol Merkur Lekarski)
Vol. 29
Issue 171
Pg. 177-80
(Sep 2010)
ISSN: 1426-9686 [Print] Poland |
Vernacular Title | Wpływ stosowania diety wegetariańskiej na stezenie homocysteiny oraz całkowita aktywność przeciwutleniajaca w surowicy u dzieci. |
PMID | 20931828
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antioxidants
- Homocysteine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Antioxidants
(administration & dosage, analysis)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Diet, Vegetarian
- Female
- Homocysteine
(blood)
- Humans
- Male
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