In the journals: No cardiovascular help from B vitamins in high-risk women
In the journals
612The Journal of the American Medical AssociationThe study has some limitations. It was already under way when folic acid fortification of the food supply began in the United States. In people with adequate folic acid intake, the additional dose may not have been enough for much of an impact. Still, the results cast considerable doubt on a connection between these vitamins and CVD risk — and suggest that it may not be useful to screen women for elevated homocysteine levels.
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