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Prenatal Multivitamins For Undernourished Women May Reduce Risk Of Low Birth Weight
January 2, 2007 — Undernourished women who take a vitamin and mineral supplement while pregnant may be less likely than women taking only iron and folic acid supplements to have babies weighing less than 2,500 grams, ... > full story -
Researchers Discover How A Key Dietary Vitamin Is Absorbed
November 30, 2006 — Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found the mechanism by which the B vitamin folate -- a crucially important nutrient -- is absorbed by the intestinal ... > full story -
Low Folate Diets Found To Increase Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
November 2, 2006 — A new study by scientists at the MUHC has revealed that a diet low in folate may increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Published in the scientific journal Cancer Research today, the ... > full story -
Encouraging Results For Folic Acid As A Cancer Prevention Drug
June 12, 2006 — Folic acid supplements may prevent cancer progression and promote regression of disease, according to a new study. The small study found that 31 of 43 patients with the precancerous laryngeal lesion ... > full story -
Only One-Third Of Women Take Vitamin To Help Prevent Serious Birth Defects, Survey Finds
September 30, 2005 — Only one-third of childbearing age women are taking a multivitamin containing the B vitamin folic acid daily to prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine in their future babies, according ... > full story -
New Research Shows Folic Acid In Grains Has Reduced Birth Defects
September 6, 2005 — Folic acid fortification of grain foods has produced a one-third decline in serious birth defects of the brain and spine, but the March of Dimes urged federal officials to help spare a greater number ... > full story -
Folates More Effective In Limiting Alzheimer's Disease Risk Than Antioxidants, Other Nutrients
August 14, 2005 — Adults who eat the daily recommended allowance of folates -- B-vitamin nutrients found in oranges, legumes, leafy green vegetables and folic acid supplements -- significantly reduce their risk of ... > full story -
Fight Osteoporosis: Bone Up On B12
April 21, 2005 — Women are about four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis, or weak, porous bones. But a new study links vitamin B12 deficiency with low bone mineral density in men, and confirms ... > full story -
Folic Acid And Vitamin B12 Decrease Risk Of Hip Fracture In Stroke Patients
March 9, 2005 — Patients who took folic acid and vitamin B12 after their stroke had a reduced risk of hip fracture compared to patients who took placebo, according to an article in the March 2 issue of ... > full story -
Higher Folate Intake Associated With Decreased Risk Of Hypertension In Women
January 26, 2005 — Hypertension affects an estimated 65 million individuals in the U.S. and many more worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine whether higher folate intake is associated with a lower risk ... > full story
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