Folate (the naturally occurring form of folic acid), a B vitamin, is one that I have written a lot about, it has been linked to heart health, mood, pregnancy outcomes and much more. In July I wrote about the B vitamins, folate and vitamin B12, being linked to heart disease .
There has been [...]
I have mentioned folate a lot in my blog posts but mainly in relation to women, especially pregnant women. However, recent research presented at the at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA(1) has found that high folate intakes in men [...]
Currently it is Save Your Vision Month in America, a campaign run by the American Optometric Association (1). The role that diet plays in preserving our eyesight is highly important and certainly worth a loud mention. In August last year I wrote about cataracts and age related macular degeneration (AMD) and mentioned how diet, [...]
On Monday I wrote generally about bone health. Today I wanted to highlight the relatively recent research linking various B vitamins to bone health and strength.
Scientists have been interested in preventing heart disease with the use of B vitamins for a while now. This stems from the mounting research which suggests that [...]