Tier 4 — mechanistic

Betaine and homocysteine concentrations in foods

Akiko Sakamoto, Yutaka Nishimura, Hiroaki Ono, Nobuo Sakura
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society 2002 44(4):409-413

Bibliography

PubMed
PMID 12139567
DOI
10.1046/j.1442-200x.2002.01591.x
Funding
Funding was not specified in the indexed record or accessible funding metadata.
Competing interests
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Study snapshot

DesignFood-composition analysis
ModelFood, milk or laboratory samples
Sample58 food items
InterventionBetaine and homocysteine in foods relevant to low-methionine diets
DurationLaboratory sampling
EndpointsFood betaine; Food homocysteine

What the study showed, in plain terms

Published in 2002, this source examined food sources, absorption and nutrient metabolism. It examined Betaine and homocysteine in foods relevant to low-methionine diets. The source describes 58 food items.

Wheat-based foods contained substantial betaine, but food amounts were far below specialist therapeutic doses used for homocystinuria.

Food chemistry study rather than a treatment trial; clinical diet planning in homocystinuria requires specialist supervision.

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Key findings

  • Wheat-based foods contained substantial betaine, but food amounts were far below specialist therapeutic doses used for homocystinuria.
  • The recorded outcome domains were Food betaine; Food homocysteine.

What this study can and cannot tell us

  • Food chemistry study rather than a treatment trial; clinical diet planning in homocystinuria requires specialist supervision.
  • Source basis: Indexed abstract and bibliographic data. Missing method details, funding information or participant denominators are not inferred.

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