Discovery of Novel Sources of Vitamin B12 in Traditional Korean Foods from Nutritional Surveys of Centenarians
Joint Authors
Lee, Mee Sook
Kwak, Chung Shil
Park, Sang Chul
Oh, Se In
Source
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Human longevity can be explained by a variety of factors, among them, nutritional factor would play an important role.
In our study of Korean centenarians for their longevity, the apparent nutritional imbalance in the traditional semi-vegetarian diet raised a special attention, especially on vitamin B12 status, supplied by animal foods.
Interestingly, we found that the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficient Korean centenarians was not higher compared with those from Western nations with animal-oriented traditional foods.
We assumed that there might be some unveiled sources for vitamin B12 in the Korean traditional foods.
Screening of vitamin B12 contents has revealed that some traditional soybean-fermented foods, such as Doenjang and Chunggukjang, and seaweeds contain considerable amounts of vitamin B12.
Taken together, it can be summarized that the traditional foods, especially of fermentation, might be evaluated for compensation of the nutritional imbalance in the vegetable-oriented dietary pattern by supplying vitamin B12, resulting in maintenance of health status.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kwak, Chung Shil& Lee, Mee Sook& Oh, Se In& Park, Sang Chul. 2011. Discovery of Novel Sources of Vitamin B12 in Traditional Korean Foods from Nutritional Surveys of Centenarians. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467072
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kwak, Chung Shil…[et al.]. Discovery of Novel Sources of Vitamin B12 in Traditional Korean Foods from Nutritional Surveys of Centenarians. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467072
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kwak, Chung Shil& Lee, Mee Sook& Oh, Se In& Park, Sang Chul. Discovery of Novel Sources of Vitamin B12 in Traditional Korean Foods from Nutritional Surveys of Centenarians. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2011. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467072
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467072