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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chandyo RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5986518 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nutrients 20180518 5
Cobalamin and folate are crucial micronutrients during infancy and they are required for growth and cognitive development. Due to the monotonous and predominantly vegetarian-based complementary feeding and poor maternal micronutrient status, infants from low- and middle-income countries are susceptible to cobalamin deficiency. However, data on plasma cobalamin and folate and the functional markers methylmalonic acid and total homocysteine from breastfed infants in Nepal are still needed. We coll ...[more]