Posted Fri, Sep, 20,2013
Published today in Nutrition and Metabolic Insights is a new original research article by Katsumi Shibata, Tomiko Tsuji and Tsutomu Fukuwatari. Read more about this paper below:
Title
Intake and Urinary Amounts of Biotin in Japanese Elementary School Children, College Students, and Elderly Persons
Abstract
Biotin enzymes such as pyruvate carboxylase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase are involved with the most basic metabolism. Thus, it is very important to monitor the biotin nutritional status for maintaining good health. We examined urinary excretion and the intake of biotin in a Japanese sample population of 60 boys and 36 girls (10–12 y), 37 male and 135 female college students (18–27 y), and 35 female elderly persons (70–84 y) living freely. All food consumed, and the corresponding weighing, for 4 consecutive days were recorded. A 24-hour urine sample was collected on the fourth day, and the urine biotin was measured. The urine biotin at the fourth day was 57.8, 50.9, 81.0, 66.2, and 82.3 nmol/day in boys, girls, male students, female students, and elderly persons, respectively. The average intake of biotin for 4 consecutive days was 35, 31, 28, 26, and 32 μg/day in boys, girls, male students, female students, and elderly persons, respectively.
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