Vitamin B12 and folate concentrations during pregnancy and insulin resistance in the offspring: the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study

S. Yajnik, Chittaranjan; Deshpande, Swapna; A. Jackson, Alan; Refsum, Helga; Rao, Shanshan; J. Fisher, David; Bhat, Dattatray; Naik, Sadanand; Coyaji, Kurus; Joglekar, Charudatta; Joshi, Niranjan; Lubree, Himangi; Deshpande, Vaishali; Rege, Sonali; Fall, Caroline

doi:10.1007/s00125-007-0793-y

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Vitamin B12 and folate concentrations during pregnancy and insulin resistance in the offspring: the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study

Published in Diabetologia • Sep 12, 2007

Authors:

Chittaranjan S. Yajnik

Swapna Deshpande

Alan A. Jackson

Abstract

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Raised maternal plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations predict small size at birth, which is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus. We studied the association between maternal vitamin B12, folate and tHcy status during pregnancy, and offspring adiposity and insulin res...

Subject

Insulin resistance

Offspring

Vitamin B12

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