Folic acid intake above RDA supported by JAMA review, Journal of Clinical Nutrition study.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FOLIC ACID INCREASED INTAKE COULD PREVENT 13,500-50,000 DEATHS from vascular disease annually, Carol Boushey, PhD, MPH, RD, et al., suggested in a review article published in the Oct. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article, entitled "A Quantitative Assessment of Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Vascular Disease: Probable Benefits of Increasing Folic Acid Intakes," reviewed 27 studies on the relationship between homocysteine and arteriosclerosis and 11 studies on the effects of folic acid on homocysteine.
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