Proper nutrition is the single most important component of preventative health care. Heart
disease, diabetes, and other ailments are all linked to dietary habits. Accurate nutritional …

The detection and correction of vitamin B 12 (B 12) deficiency prevents megaloblastic
anaemia and potentially irreversible neuropathy and neuropsychiatric changes. B 12 status …

To investigate the effects of hypochlorhydria and acidic drink ingestion on protein-bound
vitamin B12 absorption in elderly subjects. Absorption of protein-bound vitamin B12 was …

Nothing is directly known about the bioavailability of vitamin B-12 from dairy products or
fortified grain products. We directly studied vitamin B-12 absorption from water, milk and …

The pathogenesis of anaemia may be simple or complex and the differential diagnosis can
be difficult. An appreciation of the erythropoietic processes is required, together with regular …

A prospective study of 106 patients with low serum cobalamin (vitamin B12) levels showed
that, in 37, it was unexplained. The dietary intake of the vitamin was assessed in these …

Direct and quantitative vitamin B 12 absorption studies were performed in 25 patients with
disorders in the distal small intestine using whole body counting as the gold standard …

The recognition of megaloblastic anemia rests on clinical and hematologic features that
have been known for many years. The diagnostic tools, however, have become more refined …

Since the previous edition of this book the field of nuclear haematology has expanded
considerably as a result of the introduction of new techniques for labelling blood cells …

A cobalamin absorption test, the stool spot test (SST), which makes use of radioactive
cobalamin and a nonabsorbable isotope, 51Cr-trichloride, has been shown to produce …