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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 28, 872-878, Copyright © 1975 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Effect of oral contraceptives and vitamin B6 deficiency on carbohydrate metabolism

DP Rose, JE Leklem, RR Brown and HM Linkswiler

Oral glucose tolerance, urinary xanthurenic acid excretion, and plasma pyridoxal phosphate concentrations were determined in nine women taking oral contraceptives and in four controls. The tests were repeated after 4 weeks ingestion of a vitamin B6-deficient diet, and again after pyridoxine supplementation. Vitamin B6 deficiency, as judged by an increased xanthurenic acid excretion and reduced plasma pyridoxal phosphate, was associated with a deterioration in the glucose tolerance of the contraceptive steroid-treated group despite normal or elevated plasma insulin levels. This abnormality was reversed by pyridoxine. There was no change in the glucose tolerance of the vitamin B6- deficient controls. The observed pyridoxine-responsive alteration in carbohydrate metabolism may involve the complexing of insulin with xanthurenic acid with a consequent loss of biological activity. In addition, oral contraceptives may enhance gluconeogensis.




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