Alida Melse-Boonstra

Summary

Affiliation: Wageningen University
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Anemia in relation to body mass index and waist circumference among Chinese women
    Yu Qin
    Department of Chronic Disease Control, Jiangsu Province Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
    Nutr J 12:10. 2013
  2. ncbi Iodine supplementation in pregnancy and its effect on child cognition
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    J Trace Elem Med Biol 26:134-6. 2012
  3. ncbi Iodine deficiency in pregnancy, infancy and childhood and its consequences for brain development
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 24:29-38. 2010
  4. ncbi Bioavailability of polyglutamyl folic acid relative to that of monoglutamyl folic acid in subjects with different genotypes of the glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences and the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, 6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 80:700-4. 2004
  5. ncbi A dual-isotope-labeling method of studying the bioavailability of hexaglutamyl folic acid relative to that of monoglutamyl folic acid in humans by using multiple orally administered low doses
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 84:1128-33. 2006
  6. ncbi Betaine concentration as a determinant of fasting total homocysteine concentrations and the effect of folic acid supplementation on betaine concentrations
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences and the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 81:1378-82. 2005
  7. ncbi Quantifying folate bioavailability: a critical appraisal of methods
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 7:539-45. 2004
  8. ncbi Validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess folate intake of Dutch elderly people
    Ondine van de Rest
    Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 98:1014-20. 2007
  9. ncbi Sharply higher rates of iron deficiency in obese Mexican women and children are predicted by obesity-related inflammation rather than by differences in dietary iron intake
    Ana C Cepeda-Lopez
    Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 93:975-83. 2011
  10. ncbi Bioavailability of heptaglutamyl relative to monoglutamyl folic acid in healthy adults
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 79:424-9. 2004

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Anemia in relation to body mass index and waist circumference among Chinese women
    Yu Qin
    Department of Chronic Disease Control, Jiangsu Province Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
    Nutr J 12:10. 2013
    ..Anemia was defined as hemoglobin concentration <  12 g/dl. Prevalence ratios (PRs) of the relationship between anemia and BMI or waist circumference were calculated using Poisson regression...
  2. ncbi Iodine supplementation in pregnancy and its effect on child cognition
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    J Trace Elem Med Biol 26:134-6. 2012
    ..The outcomes of these trials will contribute importantly to the evidence base for iodine supplementation of pregnant women living in areas of mild iodine deficiency...
  3. ncbi Iodine deficiency in pregnancy, infancy and childhood and its consequences for brain development
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 24:29-38. 2010
    ..Urinary iodine may also be useful but only at the population level. Adequate salt iodisation will cover the requirements of infants and children as well as pregnant women. However, close monitoring remains essential...
  4. ncbi Bioavailability of polyglutamyl folic acid relative to that of monoglutamyl folic acid in subjects with different genotypes of the glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences and the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, 6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 80:700-4. 2004
    ..The 1561T allele of the glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene (GCPII), which codes for folylpoly-gamma-glutamyl carboxypeptidase, may impair intestinal absorption of dietary folates...
  5. ncbi A dual-isotope-labeling method of studying the bioavailability of hexaglutamyl folic acid relative to that of monoglutamyl folic acid in humans by using multiple orally administered low doses
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 84:1128-33. 2006
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  6. ncbi Betaine concentration as a determinant of fasting total homocysteine concentrations and the effect of folic acid supplementation on betaine concentrations
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences and the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 81:1378-82. 2005
    ..Folic acid supplementation increases the betaine concentration, which indicates that the 2 remethylation pathways are interrelated...
  7. ncbi Quantifying folate bioavailability: a critical appraisal of methods
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 7:539-45. 2004
    ..Studies on folate bioavailability from total diets are urgently required in order to evaluate current recommendations for folate intake...
  8. ncbi Validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess folate intake of Dutch elderly people
    Ondine van de Rest
    Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
    Br J Nutr 98:1014-20. 2007
    ..Our FFQ showed a weak correlation between folate intake and blood folate concentrations and reproducibility was acceptable. This FFQ is able to rank subjects according to their folate intake...
  9. ncbi Sharply higher rates of iron deficiency in obese Mexican women and children are predicted by obesity-related inflammation rather than by differences in dietary iron intake
    Ana C Cepeda-Lopez
    Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 93:975-83. 2011
    ..Obese individuals may be at increased risk of iron deficiency (ID), but it is unclear whether this is due to poor dietary iron intakes or to adiposity-related inflammation...
  10. ncbi Bioavailability of heptaglutamyl relative to monoglutamyl folic acid in healthy adults
    Alida Melse-Boonstra
    Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 79:424-9. 2004
    ..Bioefficacy, determined by changes in plasma homocysteine concentrations, was 106% (77%, 134%). CONCLUSION: The polyglutamate chain of folates in the diet reduces their bioavailability...