Folic acid is already recommended for women trying to conceive-to help prevent babies being born with spina bifida. But the elderly need to increase the amount they take because it helps reduce ...

Daily supplements of folic acid could improve the memory and brainpower of elderly people, say experts. Dutch researchers from the University of Wageningen gave a group of 818 volunteers aged 50 ...

Those on certain medications that deplete the body of a particular nutrient or people with dietary restrictions will need ...

When the Institute of Medicine announced last fall that it was changing the amount of vitamin D it recommends most adults get ...

Description The goal of the trial was to evaluate the effect of treatment with folic acid and vitamin B compared with placebo among women with or at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV ...

Women are advised to take the B vitamin ... There was a concern that for some people, particularly the elderly, boosting folic acid might have unintended negative consequences, such as covering ...

While folic acid supplementation cannot completely eliminate the risk of neural tube defects, studies have shown that it can reduce the risk by up to 60%, particularly when taken by women who are ...