Folic acid fortification: Risks and benefits for the elderly.Summarizes the study `Folic Acid Fortification of the Food Supply: Potential Benefits and Risks for the Elderly Population,' by Katherine L. Tucker, Brenda Mahnken et al published in the December 18, 1996 issue of the `JAMA'....
Examines the benefits of folic acid fortification for the elderly. Indication that the benefits of reducing coronary heart disease and stroke risk by reducing blood homocysteine outweigh the risk that food fortification may allow the progression of neuropsychiatric damage; Source of report; Suggestion ...
"In the future, it would be interesting to study whether folic acid can also improve vessel function in people with clinical cardiovascular disease, and to try to determine if people who have takenfolic acidsupplements throughout their life have better vascular health compared to people who do no...
Low folic acid levels occur in the depressed, institutionalized elderly, and elderly in general hospitals, as well as those living at home. Low folate levels have been reported in both middle class and lower income elderly populations. Prolonged folate deficiency may lead to a variety of ...
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Potential benefits and risks for the elderly population. To estimate the potential benefits and risks of food folic acid fortification for an elderly population. Benefits are expected through the improvement of f... KL Tucker,B Mahnken,PWF Wilson,... - 《Jama the Journal of the American ...
Folic Acid Benefits Promotes Fetal Development Folate plays a direct role in cell growth during the early stages of development in a baby. When a pregnant woman does not get enough vitamin B9, the baby will develop abnormalities associated with underdevelopment of body parts, especially the brain....
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Folic acid fortification of the food supply: po- tential benefits and risks for the elderly population. JAMA 1996; 276: 1879–85. Correction. ibid. 1997; 277: 714. 10. Hirsch S, et al. The Chilean flour folic acid fortification pro- gram reduces serum homocysteine levels and masks ...
Conclusions The treatment of folic acid reduces the level of plasma homocysteine and improves cognitive function in the elderly patients with cerebral infarction and hypertension. 展开 关键词: folic acid cerebral infarction hypertension homocysteine cognitive function ...