Vitamin B12 deficiency and anemia in 140 Taiwanese female lacto-vegetarians

Background/Purpose: Lacto-vegetarians (LVs) tend to have vitamin B12 deficiency (B12D). This study assessed whether 140 female LVs, including 16 B12D/LVs and 124 non-B12D/LVs, had significantly higher frequencies of microcytosis, macrocytosis, and of blood hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell (RBC), and...

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Main Authors: Yi-Pang Lee, Ching-Hui Loh, Ming-Jay Hwang, Chun-Pin Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664621001649