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Title:	Effect of roasted purple laver (nori) on vitamin B₁₂ nutritional status of vegetarians: A dose-response trial
Authors:	Huang, QN;Watanabe, F;Koseki, K;He, RE;Lee, HL;Chiu, THT
Contributors:	National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research
Abstract:	Purpose: To investigate the bioavailability of vitamin B-12 from nori and to evaluate the required dosage for improving vitamin B-12 nutritional status in vegetarians not using supplements. Methods: The study design is an open-label, parallel, dose-response randomized controlled trial. Thirty vegetarians were assigned to control (no nori), low-dose (5 g nori, aiming to provide 2.4 mu g vitamin B-12 per day), or high-dose (8 g nori, aiming to provide 4 mu g vitamin B-12 per day) groups. The primary outcome was changes in vitamin B-12 status as measured by serum vitamin B-12, holotranscobalamin (holoTC), homocysteine (Hcy), and methylmalonic acid (MMA), and a combined score of these four markers (4cB12 score) during the four-week intervention. Dietary vitamin B-12 intakes were assessed at baseline and end of the trial with a 17-item food frequency questionnaire designed for vitamin B-12 assessment. General linear model was used to compare least square means of changes in each biomarker of vitamin B-12 status, among the three groups, while adjusting for respective baseline biomarker. Results: After adjusting for baseline status, nori consumption led to significant improvement in serum vitamin B-12 (among-group P-value = 0.0029), holoTC (P = 0.0127), Hcy (P = 0.0225), and 4cB12 (P = 0.0094). Changes in MMA did not differ significantly across groups, but showed within-group pre-post improvement in the low-dose group (median [p25, p75] = -339 [-461, -198] nmol/L). Vitamin B-12 status appeared to plateau at low dose (5 g of nori), which compared with control group, improved serum vitamin B-12 (lease square mean [95% CI] = + 59 [25, 93] pmol/L, P = 0.0014); holoTC (+ 28.2 [10.1, 46.3] pmol/L, P = 0.0035); Hcy (-3.7 [-6.8, -0.6] mu mol/L, p = 0.0226); and 4cB12 score (+ 0.67 [0.24, 1.09], p = 0.0036). High-dose resulted in similar improvements. There was no significant difference between low-dose and high-dose groups in all biomarkers of vitamin B-12. Conclusions: Consuming 5 g of nori per day for 4 weeks significantly improved vitamin B-12 status in vegetarians. A higher dose (8 g) may not confer additional benefits.
Date:	2024-10-01
Relation:	European Journal of Nutrition. 2024 Oct 01;63:3269-3279.
Link to:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03505-9
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Cited Times(WOS):	https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001326664500001
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