Folic Acid Reduces Heart Disease Risk
Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)A new study published in the June 11 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reinforces growing evidence that high blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid, can increase the risk of heart disease as much as smoking or high cholesterol. Moreover, the study also suggests that people who supplement their diets with folic acid and other B vitamins, which are known to lower homocysteine levels, experience substantial protection from vascular disease.