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Article: Are vitamin supplements effective in celiac disease patients?
- Article from:
- Cardiovascular Week
- Article date:
- March 16, 2009
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Coeliac disease is a typical example of a malabsorption syndrome conferring increased risk for various deficiency states, including folate and vitamin B12. Hyperhomocysteinemia is significantly more frequent in patients with newly diagnosed coeliac disease than healthy controls (see also World Journal of Gastroenterology).
A research team led by Dr. Muhammed Hadithi from Netherlands investigated the effect of vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B12 daily supplements on homocysteine levels in patients with coeliac disease. Their study will be published on February 28, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.
In their study, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin ...