Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency in later life

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Authors

Robert Clarke · University of Oxford

J. Grimley Evans

Abstract

the high prevalence of vitamin B12 and folate deficiency observed in older people indicates a particular need for vigilance for deficiency of these vitamins. Reliable detection and treatment of vitamin deficiency could reduce the risk of deficiency-related disability in old age.

Topics & Keywords

Folate and B Vitamins Research Fluoride Effects and Removal Nutrition and Health in Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Age and Ageing

Volume 33, Issue 1, pp. 34-41

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afg109

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