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| Folate intake and supplement use in older adults | | Author(s) | Tawni Holmes, Gail E Gates, Jen-Chieh Huang |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 19, no 1, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 1-24 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Vitamins ; Food ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Data collected in the 1994-96 US Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals were analysed to determine folate intake from food and supplement use in adults aged 60 and over. The most popular sources of folate were ready-to-eat cereals, yeast breads, and citrus fruit. Mean dietary folate was 281 ±5 µg for men and 218 ±3 µg for women. 32% consumed supplement containing B vitamins daily. 42% of men and 38% of women consumed at least 400 µg folates from food and/or daily supplements. Folate intake was positively related to income, health status, and vitamin B supplement use. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000229210 A |
| Classmark | CFE: YP: 3F: 7T |
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