MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events|August 18, 2020 Older adults who took a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with zinc and high amounts of vitamin C in a 12-week study experienced sickness for shorter periods and with less severe symptoms than counterparts in a control group receiving a placebo. The findings by Oregon State University researchers were published […]
January 7, 2020 A Randomized Clinical Trial Enrique F. Schisterman, PhD1; Lindsey A. Sjaarda, PhD1; Traci Clemons, PhD2; et alDouglas T. Carrell, PhD3; Neil J. Perkins, PhD1; Erica Johnstone, MD4; Denise Lamb, BSN4; Kayla Chaney, BA2; Bradley J. Van Voorhis, MD5; Ginny Ryan, MD5; Karen Summers, MPH5; Jim Hotaling, MD6; Jared Robins, MD7; James L. […]
Positive effects seen in brain development, later-life mental health by Hazel Shahgholi Smith, MedPage Today Staff July 05, 2018 Children whose mothers ate foods fortified with folic acid during pregnancy showed improved cortical development and, as young adults, reduced risk of psychosis, researchers said. Exposure to intrauterine folic acid supplementation was associated with increased cortical thickness in […]
Annals of Epidemiology — | February 26, 2018 Zhao JV, et al. – Folate, which reduces homocysteine, is promising for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Previous meta-analysis of 3 trials suggested folate might lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). In this current updated systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials, a potential benefit of folate […]
December 22, 2017 Authors say measurement of serum homocysteine may be important for patient management THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Acne patients have higher levels of serum homocysteine (HCY), according to a study published online Nov. 21 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. Hao Jiang, M.D., from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University […]
January 10, 2017 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement US Preventive Services Task Force Article Information JAMA. 2017;317(2):183-189. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19438 Abstract Importance Neural tube defects are among the most common major congenital anomalies in the United States and may lead to a range of disabilities or death. Daily folic acid supplementation in the periconceptional period […]
Posted on January 13, 2016 by Cleveland HeartLab Since statins are often discontinued due to tolerability problems, a study of dyslipidemic patients (n=100) post percutaneous coronary intervention by Marazzi and colleagues published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology sought to determine the value of a combination of nutraceuticals (policosanol, folic acid, red […]
Date: January 28, 2016 Source: Texas A&M University Summary: Folic acid has long been touted as an important supplement for women of childbearing age for its ability to prevent defects in the baby’s developing brain and spinal cord. In fact, folic acid is considered so important that it is added as a supplement to breads, […]
Matern Child Nutr. 2015 Aug 11. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12209. [Epub ahead of print] Periconceptional folic acid fortification for the risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: a meta-analysis of prospective studies. Yang X, Chen H, Du Y, Wang S, Wang Z. Abstract Published literatures report controversial results about the association of folic acid-containing multivitamins with gestational hypertension […]
Megan Brooks September 01, 2015 Nine potentially modifiable risk factors may explain two thirds of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases globally, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis of published studies. Risk factors include obesity, carotid artery narrowing, low educational achievement, hyperhomocysteine, depression, hypertension, frailty, current smoking, and type 2 diabetes (diabetes only in Asian populations). According to […]
Date: August 7, 2015 Source: ILSI Europe Summary: An unresolved inflammatory response is likely to be involved from the early stages of disease development, scientists say. Controlling inflammation is crucial to human health and a key future preventative and therapeutic target. In a recent article, a coalition of experts explains how nutrition influences inflammatory processes […]
Megan Brooks July 15, 2015 Taking micronutrient supplements can help minimize psychological stress following a natural disaster, a new study confirms. “In my opinion, the combined literature now of three studies showing that people benefit mentally/emotionally from nutrient supplementation after earthquakes and floods has really important population health implications,” Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD, of Alberta […]
By James P. Meschino, DC, MS A study published in the July 2013 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition provides additional evidence suggesting higher nutritional status of certain B vitamins may be important in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the leading cause of vision loss in people over 55 […]
Expert Opinion · May 27, 2015 Written by: Rebecca Gottesman MD, PhD Two recent papers highlight the potential role of inexpensive treatments for primary prevention of stroke in the form of a multivitamin in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study1 and folic acid supplementation in the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT).2 Despite distinct methods and […]
Laurie Barclay, MD April 24, 2015 Optimal red blood cell (RBC) folate concentrations should exceed 400 ng/mL in women of reproductive age to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines described in an articlepublished in the April 24 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “[NTDs] such as spina […]
Date Posted: 4/22/2015 3:28:36 PM Is Supplement Use Linked to Increased Cancer Risk? By Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO TAPintegrative.org Many integrative healthcare practitioners prescribe multivitamin/mineral supplements to their patients. After all, this can provide a strong foundation of nutrients that may be absent from the standard American diet. A recent (April 2015) presentation by Tim […]
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2015 Apr 9. [Epub ahead of print] Acharyya N1, Deb B, Chattopadhyay S, Maiti S. Abstract Arsenic is a grade I human carcinogen. It acts by disrupting one-carbon (1C) metabolism and cellular methyl (-CH3) pool. The -CH3 group helps in arsenic disposition and detoxification of the biological systems. Vitamin B12 and […]
Deborah Brauser March 16, 2015 SAN DIEGO, CA — After years of negative trials from Western researchers examining folic-acid supplementation for prevention of cardiovascular events, researchers from China are reporting significantly positive results from use of the substance[1]. As part of the Joint Symposium of the Chinese Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) […]
January 28, 2015 Nutrients, Foods, and Colorectal Cancer Prevention Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Epidemiological and experimental studies over the years have linked several foods to risk of colorectal cancer. Foods associated with lower risk include calcium, fiber, milk, and whole grains. Foods associated with higher risk include red meat and processed meat. Chemopreventive effects are attributed […]