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New Folic Acid Seal Helps Women Choose Enriched Grain Foods To Help Prevent Birth Defects
January 11, 2008 — To promote consumption of folic acid among childbearing age women, the March of Dimes and Grain Foods Foundation have created a Folic Acid for a Healthy Pregnancy seal that will be featured on select ... > full story -
Vitamin B-12 Function May Be Diminished By Excessive Folate
December 18, 2007 — In a study of adults aged 20 and over, researchers at Tufts University showed that homocysteine and methylmalonic acid are at much higher levels in individuals who have a combination of vitamin B-12 ... > full story -
When It Comes To Vitamins, More Is Not Always Better
November 26, 2007 — Researchers looked into links between dietary intakes of two B vitamins--folate and vitamin B12 -- and mental agility among seniors. Folate and B12 are important nutrients for the development of ... > full story -
Scientists Question Folic Acid Fortification
November 2, 2007 — Scientists have highlighted possible consequences of fortifying flour with folic acid due to new evidence of how it is absorbed by the body. In May, the Food Standards Agency's Board agreed ... > full story -
Folic Acid Linked To Increased Cancer Rate, Historical Review Suggests
November 2, 2007 — The introduction of flour fortified with folic acid into common foods was followed by an increase in colon cancer diagnoses in the U.S. and Canada. For nearly a decade, folic acid, a chemical form of ... > full story -
Impact Of Elevated Homocysteine Levels On Vision Under Study
October 15, 2007 — Homocysteine, an amino acid believed to contribute to heart attack, stroke and dementia, likely also is a player in retinal damage and vision loss, researchers say. Scientists want to know the impact ... > full story -
Folic Acid Lowers Blood Arsenic Levels, Study Shows
October 8, 2007 — Folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood arsenic levels in individuals exposed to arsenic through contaminated drinking water. This toxic element is currently a significant public health ... > full story -
Lowering Homocysteine Levels Does Not Improve Outcomes For Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
September 11, 2007 — Patients with end-stage kidney disease treated with high doses of folic acid and B vitamins to lower homocysteine levels did not have improvement in survival or reductions in the incidence of ... > full story -
Fat Transforms Vitamin C From 'Good Cop' Into 'Bad Cop'
September 3, 2007 — Fat in the stomach may cause vitamin C to promote, rather than prevent, the formation of certain cancer causing chemicals, reveals new research. Fat remains in the proximal stomach for some time ... > full story -
Adding Folic Acid To Flour Significantly Reduces Congenital Malformations
July 12, 2007 — A new study shows that the addition of folic acid to flours has led to a 46 percent drop in the incidence of congenital neural tube deformation (mainly anencephaly and spina bifida) in Canada. Such ... > full story
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