Ainara Cano, Carlos Alcalde, Amaya Belanger-Quintana, Elvira Cañedo-Villarroya, Leticia Ceberio, Silvia Chumillas-Calzada, Patricia Correcher, María Luz Couce, Dolores García-Arenas, Igor Gómez, Tomás Hernández, Elsa Izquierdo-García, Dámaris Martínez Chicano, Montserrat Morales, Consuelo Pedrón-Giner, Estrella Petrina Jáuregui, Luis Peña-Quintana, Paula Sánchez-Pintos, Juliana Serrano-Nieto, María Unceta Suarez, Isidro Vitoria Miñana, Javier de Las Heras
BACKGROUND: Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is a rare inborn error of fructose metabolism caused by the deficiency of aldolase B. Since treatment consists of a fructose-, sucrose- and sorbitol-restrictive diet for life, patients are at risk of presenting vitamin deficiencies. Although there is no published data on the status of these vitamins in HFI patients, supplementation with vitamin C and folic acid is common. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess vitamin C and folate status and supplementation practices in a nationwide cohort of HFI patients...
July 19, 2022: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition