The vitamins and enzymes of the antioxidant system in blood of women in the North

The research of vitamins supply and the level of activity of enzymes of the antioxidant system in blood of pregnant and non-pregnant women living in the European North of Russia, has revealed deficiency of riboflavin and tocopherol. Women - inhabitants of subpolar territories and pregnant women made a special group with lowered vitamin status. Besides, in pregnant women of Vorkuta before delivery higher activity of glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase in comparison with pregnant women of Syktyvkar is revealed. Most likely, it reflects social characteristics and activation of free radical oxidation processes in October-December in northerners.