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Review article: is there a link between micronutrient malnutrition and Helicobacter pylori infection?
- Source :
- Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 20:1029-1034
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2004.
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Abstract
- Helicobacter pylori causes a chronic gastric infection, which is usually life-long. Many epidemiological studies have shown that this is probably one of the most common bacterial infections throughout the world involving 30% of the population living in developed countries and up to 80-90% of the population in developing regions. Concomitantly, developing regions also have high prevalence of micronutrient malnutrition. In the last few years, some studies have suggested that H. pylori infection may affect the homeostasis of different micronutrients including iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C and beta-carotene. In this article, we discuss the current scientific information of the effect that H. pylori infection may produce on micronutrient malnutrition.
- Subjects :
- education.field_of_study
Gastric Infection
medicine.medical_specialty
Hepatology
biology
business.industry
Population
Gastroenterology
Helicobacter pylori
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Micronutrient
Review article
Malnutrition
Immunology
Epidemiology
Medicine
Pharmacology (medical)
Vitamin B12
education
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02692813
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........758878e29653d259b8a3803654623e5d