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| | Foods rich in folate may reduce risk of stroke |
 | | The inverse relationship between dietary folate and incidence of stroke and cardiovascular disease was consistent across genders, levels of physical activity and tobacco use. | | | For consumers, Bazzano says the results of this study mean that it is likely that dietary intake of folate can affect the risk of stroke. | | | DALLAS, May 3 - For the first time, high dietary folate was found to decrease the incidence of stroke, according to a 20-year study reported in today's Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. |
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| | Folate |
| | Long-term folate supplementation was found, in another study, to reduce the incidence of colorectal neoplasia by 62% in subjects with extensive chronic ulcerative colitis. | | | Given that there are some reports, as noted above, in which supplemental folic acid appeared to confer benefit in subjects with pre-cancerous lesions, it is not possible to assess risk in this regard without further research, though caution, as expressed by the researcher quoted above, appears to be indicated. | | | "Therefore," this researcher concluded, "it appears that folate supplementation should be implemented before the development of precursor lesions in the target organ or in individuals free of any evidence of neoplastic foci." |
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http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/fol_0110.shtml
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| | Vitamin B9 ( Folic acid / Folate ) |
| | The symptoms-insomnia and leg numbness and cramps which are relieved by movement and massage of the calves-generally come during the night. | | | It seems much more folate is generally needed to overcome individual deficiencies. | | | But the same could be said for just about any vitamin, considering the wide variations in individual needs. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Folate-deficiency anemia |
| | In a pregnant woman, folate deficiency has been associated with neural tube or spinal defects (such as spina bifida) in the infant. | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top | | | Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms indicate anemia of folate deficiency may be present. |
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| | Large doses of folate might help keep high blood pressure under control |
| | Now a major study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has confirmed what smaller studies had only hinted at: that women who consume large amounts of folate (on the order of 1,000 micrograms a day) have a lower risk of developing hypertension--for younger women, significantly lower. | | | Results of a recent study need much more consideration, experts say, but the results seem to show what has long been suspected: women who consumed about 1,000 micrograms per day of folate, had lower blood pressures, on average, than other women. | | | The report, part of the ongoing Nurses' Health Study, tracked the folate intake of nearly 94,000 women ages 27 to 44 over eight years and found that those who consumed at least 1,000 micrograms a day had a 46% lower risk of high blood pressure than women who took less than 200 a day. |
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| | How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects |
| | That's why it's important for all women of childbearing age (15 to 45) to include folate in their diets: If they get pregnant, it reduces the chance of the baby having a birth defect of the brain or spinal cord. | | | in their bodies--for example, older people with malabsorption problems, and people on certain anticancer drugs or drugs for epilepsy whose effectiveness can diminish when taken with high intakes of folate. | | | Genetics plays a role, as do other healthful prenatal practices, such as eating an all-around good diet. |
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| | Nat'l Academies Press: (DRI) Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin ... |
| | For each nutrient the book presents what is known about how the nutrient functions in the human body, what the best method is to determine its requirements, which factors (caffeine or exercise, for example) may affect how it works, and how the nutrient may be related to chronic disease. | | | Based on analysis of nutrient metabolism in humans and data on intakes in the U.S. population, the committee recommends intakes for each age group--from the first days of life through childhood, sexual maturity, midlife, and the later years. | | | A Report of the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes and its Panel on Folate, Other B Vitamins, and Choline and Subcommittee on Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine |
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| | nutrition.org -- Nutritent Information |
| | Because of the importance of folate in the synthesis of nucleotides, which are required for cell multiplication, antifolate drugs such as methotrexate are important in cancer therapy. | | | When methotrexate is used in arthritis therapy, folate supplements often are used to lessen side effects. | | | Overt symptoms of severe folate deficiency such as depapillation of the tongue are uncommon. |
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| | Health Benefits of Folate |
| | As much as fifty percent of folate may be destroyed during preparation, food processing, and storage. | | | Folate is necessary for the formation and development of new and normal tissue. | | | When the neural tube, which develops into the spinal cord, fails to close at the top, the baby is born without a brain. |
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| | stroke - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about stroke |
| | , which is a major cause of intracranial hemorrhage and stroke, can be treated by preventive measures using diet (e.g., increasing nutrients such as antioxidants and folate), drug therapy, and stress reduction techniques. | | | Hypertension is generally defined as a blood pressure reading greater than 140 over 90; presssures between 120–139 over 80–89 are now consider prehypertension. | | | Other preventive measures for people at high risk include daily aspirin to retard clot formation and surgical correction of the narrowed carotid artery. |
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| | Vitamins Problem Set |
| | A reaction that uses both folate and B | | | Incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help solve the problem. |
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| | Folate (Folacin, Folic Acid) |
| | Folate, a water-soluble vitamin, helps the body form red blood cells and aids in the formation of genetic material within every body cell. | | | Foods that contain small amounts of folate but are not considered good sources can contribute significant amounts of folate to an individual’s diet if these foods are eaten often or in large amounts. | | | This allowance is based on the 1968 RDA for 24 sex and age categories set by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences. |
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| | Holistic Health Encyclopedia - R |
| | Rose hips help the body defend itself against infections, especially colds and flus, by stimulating the immune system. | | | Rose hips are one of the most natural and abundant sources of vitamin C. Once the petals have fallen off a rose all that remains attached to the stem is the rose hip, also known as the dried fruit of the rose. | | | Besides being a major supplier of vitamin C, rose hips also contain vitamin E, vitamin K, riboflavin, and folate. |
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| | ConsumerLab.com - B Vitamins (including Thiamin, Niacin, B-6, B-12, Riboflavin and Folate) review |
| | To view this article in its entirety, including the names of the products that failed testing and those that passed testing, please click below on the "Log In" button if you are already a subscriber or the "Subscribe" button to learn how to subscribe. | | | Just click SUBSCRIBE or, if you already are a subscriber, LOG-IN now. | | | ConsumerLab.com - B Vitamins (including Thiamin, Niacin, B-6, B-12, Riboflavin and Folate) review |
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