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OBJECTIVE: Determine the dose of Vitamin C able to maintain a leukocyte Vitamin C concentration of > or =18 microg/10(8) cells, in pregnant women with 28 to 32 weeks of gestation, in order to compile a database to estimate the daily recommended intake (DRI) during pregnancy. METHODOLOGY: Stage 1: acute supplementation study. A group of 10 healthy women in late first and early second trimester pregnancy were supplemented with 0 to 200 mg vitamin C/day during one week each. Stage 2: a randomized double blind study (placebo vs. vitamin C [100 mg/d]) was carried out with 52 women studied from week 20 to week 32 of pregnancy. Their plasma and leukocyte vitamin C concentrations were measured every 4 weeks to evaluate the previously established supplementation dose. RESULTS: Stage 1: with the 100 mg/day dose, leukocyte vitamin C saturation was reached without increasing urinary excretion. Stage 2: leukocyte concentration of vitamin C decreased throughout pregnancy in women receiving placebo, while supplemented women maintained their concentrations > or =18 microg/10(8) cells. CONCLUSION: A 100 mg/day dose of vitamin C during the second half of pregnancy keeps leukocyte storage and could be useful to establish the DRI of Vitamin C during pregnancy.
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Ácido Ascórbico/administração & dosagem , Gravidez , Adulto , Ácido Ascórbico/sangue , Método Duplo-Cego , Feminino , Humanos , Leucócitos/metabolismo , Política Nutricional , Placebos , Primeiro Trimestre da Gravidez , Segundo Trimestre da Gravidez , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Objetivo: Establecer la dosis de vitamina C para mantener una concentración leucocitaria >18 µg/10(8) células en mujeres embarazadas entre las semanas 28 y 32 de la gestación, con la finalidad de establecerla como base para la estimación de la ingestión diaria recomendada (IDR). Metodología: Etapa 1: estudio agudo de suplementación. Se suplementó a 10 gestantes al inicio del segundo trimestre con dosis que fueron de 0 a 200 mg/día de vitamina C (sin contar con el aporte dietético), cada dosis se administró durante una semana. Etapa 2: estudio doble ciego aleatorizado (100 mg/día de vitamina C vs. Placebo) entre la semana 20 y el término de la gestación con 52 mujeres. Resultados: Etapa 1. Con 100 mg/día de vitamina C se alcanzó la saturación leucocitaria sin incrementar significativamente la excreción urinaria. Etapa 2. Las mujeres que recibieron placebo disminuyeron significativamente su concentración leucocitaria de vitamina C a lo largo de la gestación mientras que las gestantes que recibieron el suplemento la incrementaron en forma significativa manteniéndola por arriba de >18 µg/10(8) células. Conclusión: Una dosis diaria de 100 mg de vitamina C durante la segunda mitad del embarazo ocasiona una reserva leucocitaria adecuada y puede ser considerada como referencia para establecer la IDR.
Objective: Determine the dose of Vitamin C able to maintain a leukocyte Vitamin C concentration of >18 µg/10(8)cells, in pregnant women with 28 to 32 weeks of gestation, in order to compile a database to estimate the daily recommended intake (DRI) during pregnancy. Methodology: Stage 1: acute supplementation study. A group of 10 healthy women in late first and early second trimester pregnancy were supplemented with 0 to 200 mg vitamin C/day during one week each. Stage 2: a randomized double blind study (placebo vs. vitamin C [100 mg/d]) was carried out with 52 women studied from week 20 to week 32 of pregnancy. Their plasma and leukocyte vitamin C concentrations were measured every 4 weeks to evaluate the previously established supplementation dose. Results: Stage 1: with the 100 mg/day dose, leukocyte vitamin C saturation was reached without increasing urinary excretion. Stage 2: leukocyte concentration of vitamin C decreased throughout pregnancy in women receiving placebo, while supplemented women maintained their concentrations >18 µg/10(8) cells. Conclusion: A 100 mg/day dose of vitamin C during the second half of pregnancy keeps leucocyte storage and could be useful to establish the DRI of Vitamin C during pregnancy.