Folic acid therapy reduces serum uric acid in hypertensive patients: a substudy of the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT) [Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals]

Conclusions: Enalapril–folic acid therapy, compared with enalapril alone, can significantly reduce the magnitude of the increase of UA concentrations in hypertensive adults. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00794885.

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Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - April 3, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Qin, X., Li, Y., He, M., Tang, G., Yin, D., Liang, M., Wang, B., Nie, J., Huo, Y., Xu, X., Hou, F. F. Tags: Research Need: Role of Nutrition in Health Maintenance, Research Need: Role of Nutrition in Medical Management Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals Source Type: research