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Most vitamin, mineral supplements not shown to lower heart disease risk
(American College of Cardiology) Current research does not show enough evidence that vitamin or mineral supplements are beneficial for preventing or treating heart disease, with the exception of folic acid for reducing stroke risk, according to a review article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Current recommendations to adopt healthy diets that are heavy in plant-based foods from which these vitamins are derived naturally should be reinforced.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fatal folic acid toxicity in humans - Devnath GP, Kumaran S, Rajiv R, Shaha KK, Nagaraj A.
Folic acid is B-9 vitamin. Folic acid is prescribed commonly for pregnant women to prevent neural tube defects in the fetus, patients under chemotherapy, pernicious anemia and to reduce the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. Acute or chronic ingest...
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

PS042 Risk Factors Associated with Hyperhomocysteinemia Besides Folate in a Chinese Community-Based Population
Homocysteine (Hcy) has been demonstrated as a new risk factor for cardiovascular disease especially stroke. Folic acid supplementation is the most effective method to lower Hcy levels, however, not always useful for all patients with hyperhomocysteinemia.
Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: F. Fan, J. JIa, X. Xu, X. Qin, Y. Yang, J. Li, Y. Zhang, Y. Huo Tags: Poster Abstract Source Type: research

Folic acid supplementation among adults with hypertension reduces risk of stroke
(The JAMA Network Journals) In a study that included more than 20,000 adults in China with high blood pressure but without a history of stroke or heart attack, the combined use of the hypertension medication enalapril and folic acid, compared with enalapril alone, significantly reduced the risk of first stroke, according to a study appearing in JAMA. The study is being released to coincide with its presentation at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news