Supply status of holo-Transcobalamin and its relation to intake of animal food products in the general population from the North of Germany
Stürmer, P.; Strathmann, E.A.; Liedtke, T.P.; Övermöhle, C.; Rimbach, G.; Weber, K.S.; Lieb, W. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2024 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: There is a lack of data on the supply status of the German population with vitamin B12, an essential vitamin only present in animal food products. Therefore, we set out to elucidate the vitamin B12 supply status by use of its biologically active form, holo-Transcobalamin (holo-TC), in a population-based sample from Northern Germany (n=873, female share 43.5%, median age 62.1 [54.3; 70.9] years). Furthermore, we related holo-TC serum concentrations to intake of animal food products in this cohort. Methods: Holo-TC was measured in serum samples applying electro-chemiluminescence. We used a validated, s…
