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Folic acid lowers stroke risk for those with high blood pressure
Brooks HaysBOSTON, March 18 (UPI) -- A new study in China offers evidence of the importance of folic acid in preventing strokes, especially among those with high blood pressure.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Folic acid, a B vitamin, lowers stroke risk in people with high blood pressure
If you’re among the one in three American adults with high blood pressure, be sure you’re getting plenty of the B vitamin known as folate. Doing so may lower your odds of having a stroke, an often disabling or deadly event linked to high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
Folate occurs naturally in many foods, but especially green leafy vegetables, beans, and citrus fruits. Here in the United States, add to the list most grain products, including wheat flour, cornmeal, pasta, and rice. They are fortified with the synthetic version of folate, known as folic acid.
That’s not the case in many countries ar...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - March 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Drugs and Supplements Hypertension and Stroke high blood pressure Source Type: news
Folic Acid May Help Ward Off Stroke in People With High Blood Pressure
Title: Folic Acid May Help Ward Off Stroke in People With High Blood PressureCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/15/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet High Blood Pressure General - March 16, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Folic Acid Supplementation Helps Reduce Stroke Risk in Certain Populations (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH
Supplementation with folic acid might help prevent stroke in adults with hypertension — particularly in those with low serum folate levels — according to …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - March 16, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Folic Acid May Help Ward Off Stroke in People with High Blood Pressure
Chinese study found significantly lower rates in those who got an extra supply of the nutrient
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Folic Acid, High Blood Pressure, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - March 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Folic Acid for Stroke Prevention in Hypertension
Interview with Xiaobin Wang, MD, ScD, author of Efficacy of Folic Acid Therapy in Primary Prevention of Stroke Among Adults With Hypertension in China: The CSPPT Randomized Clinical Trial
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
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
Efficacy of Folic Acid Therapy in Primary Prevention of Stroke Among Adults With Hypertension in China The CSPPT Randomized Clinical Trial
Conclusions and RelevanceAmong adults with hypertension in China without a history of stroke or MI, the combined use of enalapril and folic acid, compared with enalapril alone, significantly reduced the risk of first stroke. These findings are consistent with benefits from folate use among adults with hypertension and low baseline folate levels.Trial Registrationclinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00794885
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - March 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
MTHFR C677T genotype and cardiovascular risk in a general population without mandatory folic acid fortification
Conclusions
Our results do not support a causal relationship between homocysteine and CVD. However, we cannot exclude a direct causal effect of MTHFR C677T genotype on IHD.
Source: European Journal of Nutrition - September 25, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Near-elimination of folate-deficiency anemia by mandatory folic acid fortification in older US adults: Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study 2003-2007.
CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that, after mandatory folic acid fortification, the prevalence of folate-deficiency anemia is nearly nonexistent in a community-dwelling population in the United States.
PMID: 23945721 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - August 14, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: Odewole OA, Williamson RS, Zakai NA, Berry RJ, Judd SE, Qi YP, Adedinsewo DA, Oakley GP Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research
Is folic acid supplementation definitely beneficial to stroke prevention?: Comment on: Efficacy of folic acid supplementation in cardiovascular disease prevention: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
PMID: 23541460 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - March 28, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Zhou C, Zhu L, Wu J, Fang S Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research
The China Stroke Secondary Prevention Trial (CSSPT) protocol: a double‐blinded, randomized, controlled trial of combined folic acid and B vitamins for secondary prevention of stroke
DiscussionThis is the first multicenter randomized trial of secondary prevention for ischemic stroke in a Chinese population with a higher homocysteine level but without folate food fortification.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - March 12, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Xuedong Liu, Ming Shi, Feng Xia, Junliang Han, Zhirong Liu, Bo Wang, Fang Yang, Li Li, Songdi Wu, Ling Wang, Nan Liu, Yali Lv, Gang Zhao Tags: Protocols Source Type: research
