Monitoring Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> in Women Treated with Metformin for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer and Age-Related Chronic Diseases

Monitoring Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> in Women Treated with Metformin for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer and Age-Related Chronic Diseases

Metformin (MET) is currently being used in several trials for cancer prevention or treatment in non-diabetics. However, long-term MET use in diabetics is associated with lower serum levels of total vitamin B<sub>12</sub>. In a pilot randomized controlled trial of the Mediterranean diet (...

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Main Authors: Antonio Mastroianni, Chiara Maura Ciniselli, Rossella Panella, Alessandra Macciotta, Adalberto Cavalleri, Elisabetta Venturelli, Francesca Taverna, Arabella Mazzocchi, Eleonora Bruno, Paola Muti, Franco Berrino, Paolo Verderio, Daniele Morelli, Patrizia Pasanisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
metformin
vitamin B<sub>12</sub>
holotranscobalamin II
methylmalonic acid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/5/1020

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