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Effect of controlled vitamin B-6 intake and pyridoxine supplementation on B-6 status of smokers

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Sindihebura-Ruhumba, Pascaline

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Previous studies have found that smoking may have a negative effect on vitamin B-6 indices and have demonstrated a possible association between smoking and depressed plasma pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP) concentration. Individuals with plasma PLP values below the adequate level of 30 nmoles/L might benefit from consumption of vitamin B-6 supplements, but...

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Dissertation

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cigarette smoking, with an estimated 90% of all lung cancer attributable to it (Doll, 1996; CDC, 1989
Evaluation of vitamin B-6 status of Saudi adult males in the Riyadh region - Saudi Arabia

Creator:

Al-Assaf, Abdullah

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate the vitamin B-6 status of Saudi adult males and compare the status between rural and urban subjects. Fifty-one adult male subjects were recruited from urban (n=31) and rural (n=20) populations of Riyadh. These subjects were reclassified to cigarette smokers (n=19), water pipe...

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Dissertation

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reclassified to cigarette smokers (n=19), water pipe smokers (n=5) and non-smokers (n=27). The study also