Dose-dependent effects of folic acid on blood concentrations of homocysteine: a meta-analysis of the randomized trials

Richard Clarke; J Frost; P. Sherliker; S. Lewington; Rodger Collins; L. Brattstrom; I. Brouwer; M. Van Dusseldorp; R.P.M. Steegers-Theunissen; Geraldine Cuskelly; Michael Ward; Mark McNulty; June Scott; M. Den Heijer; H. Blom; N. Van Der Put; C.J. Shorah; M.R. Malinow; Joseph McMahon; J. Tobert; D. Kush; E. Joosten; R. Riezier; K. Pietrzik; J. Dierkes; A. Bronstrup; P. Jacques; Madeline Mason; I. Rosenberg; J. Thambyrajah; M. Landray; J. Townend; Marcus Wheeler; J. Ubbink; F. Van Oort; A. Melse-Boonstra; P. Verhoef; Jayne Woodside; John Yarnell; Ian Young; Alun Evans; D. Wald; K Law; N. Wald

Dose-dependent effects of folic acid on blood concentrations of homocysteine: a meta-analysis of the randomized trials

Richard Clarke
, J Frost
, P. Sherliker
, S. Lewington
, Rodger Collins
, L. Brattstrom
, I. Brouwer
, M. Van Dusseldorp
, R.P.M. Steegers-Theunissen
, Geraldine Cuskelly
, Michael Ward
, Mark McNulty
, June Scott
, M. Den Heijer
, H. Blom
, N. Van Der Put
, C.J. Shorah
, M.R. Malinow
, Joseph McMahon
, J. Tobert

D. Kush, E. Joosten, R. Riezier, K. Pietrzik, J. Dierkes, A. Bronstrup, P. Jacques, Madeline Mason, I. Rosenberg, J. Thambyrajah, M. Landray, J. Townend, Marcus Wheeler, J. Ubbink, F. Van Oort, A. Melse-Boonstra, P. Verhoef, Jayne Woodside, John Yarnell, Ian Young, Alun Evans, D. Wald, K Law, N. Wald

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Abstract

Background: Dietary supplementation with B vitamins that lower blood homocysteine concentrations is expected to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, but there has been uncertainty about the optimum regimen to use for this purpose.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	806-812
Number of pages	7
Journal	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume	82
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 2005

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Clarke, R., Frost, J., Sherliker, P., Lewington, S., Collins, R., Brattstrom, L., Brouwer, I., Van Dusseldorp, M., Steegers-Theunissen, R. P. M., Cuskelly, G., Ward, M., McNulty, M., Scott, J., Den Heijer, M., Blom, H., Van Der Put, N., Shorah, C. J., Malinow, M. R., McMahon, J., ... Wald, N. (2005). Dose-dependent effects of folic acid on blood concentrations of homocysteine: a meta-analysis of the randomized trials. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 82(4), 806-812.

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