No effect of folic acid supplementation on cardiovascular events, cancer or mortality after 5 years in people at increased cardiovascular risk, although homocysteine levels are reduced
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- DOI: 10.1136/ebm1204
No effect of folic acid supplementation on cardiovascular events, cancer or mortality after 5 years in people at increased cardiovascular risk, although homocysteine levels are reduced
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Effects of lowering homocysteine levels with B vitamins on cardiovascular disease, cancer, and cause-specific mortality: Meta-analysis of 8 randomized trials involving 37 485 individuals.Arch Intern Med. 2010 Oct 11;170(18):1622-31. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.348. Arch Intern Med. 2010. PMID: 20937919 Review.
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