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Multivitamins may lower heart disease death risk
19 July 2009
Long-term regular consumption of a multivitamin may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease according to a study from the US.
25 April 2014
A new US study reports that adults with increased intakes of folate may reduce their risk of developing an age-related eye disease which can lead to glaucoma.
Based on diet questionnaires the prospective cohort study estimated the intakes of B vitamins of 78’980 wo- men and 41’221 men (40 years or older) and documented cases of exfoliation glaucoma during up to
30 years (1). The study results showed that participants with higher folate intakes had a lower risk of developing the eye disease and decreased blood homocysteine levels compared to participants with low intakes. Vitamin B6 and B12 intakes were not related to disease risk.
The researchers commented that folate may support eye health by positively influencing homocysteine levels. High blood levels of this amino acid have been linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The new insights may give a better understanding of how exfoliation glaucoma progresses, which can help to develop interventions or treatments that prevent this blinding disease. The exfoliation syndrome is an age- related disease in which abnormal fibrillar extracellular material is produced and accumulates in many ocular tissues. The syndrome has been recognized as the most common identifiable cause of glaucoma (2).
19 July 2009
Long-term regular consumption of a multivitamin may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease according to a study from the US.
1 June 2014
The amount of knowledge and information about the role of vitamin D in the human body has increased in recent years. It is considered certain that vitamin D is essential for the absorption of calcium and thus for the formation and maintenance of strong bones.
15 June 2015
Professor Philip Calder, the Professor of Nutritional Immunology at Southampton University, United Kingdom and past President of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids has been studying the effect of dietary essential fatty acids on inflammation and immunity since 1987. This article reviews the recent progress made in understanding how omega 3 fatty acids DHA, EPA and DPA are able to resolve inflammation