By the way, doctor: B vitamins and homocysteine
Many doctors regard the results reported from several large studies in 2006 as disappointing. Two randomized trials that included over 9,000 patients with cardiovascular disease or risk factors for heart disease concluded that B vitamins didn't lower the risk for adverse cardiovascular events. And another randomized trial of 276 healthy people ages 65 or over found that the group taking B vitamins had no better cognitive functioning than the group taking placebo pills.
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