Scientific Effect
Folic Acid is a B vitamin, well known as a prenatal supplement. Adults may benefit from improvements in cardiovascular and cognitive health.
Clinical Study
Effects of folic acid supplementation on cognitive function and Aβ-related biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial.
Results
"Folic acid supplementation appears to improve cognitive function..."
Study Citation
Ma, F., Li, Q., Zhou, X., Zhao, J., Song, A., Li, W., ... & Huang, G. (2019). Effects of folic acid supplementation on cognitive function and Aβ-related biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial. European journal of nutrition, 58(1), 345-356.
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Our findings demonstrate that folic acid ingestion improves blood flow via enhanced vascular conductance in the exercising skeletal muscle of aged humans.
Results
"Folic acid ingestion improves skeletal muscle blood flow during graded handgrip and plantar flexion exercise in aged humans."
Study Citation
Romero, S. A., Gagnon, D., Adams, A. N., Moralez, G., Kouda, K., Jaffery, M. F., ... & Crandall, C. G. (2017). Folic acid ingestion improves skeletal muscle blood flow during graded handgrip and plantar flexion exercise in aged humans. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 313(3), H658-H666.
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Folic acid supplementation reduced the risk of first stroke associated with elevated total cholesterol by 31% among hypertensive adults without a history of major cardiovascular diseases.
Results
"Folic Acid Therapy Reduces the First Stroke Risk Associated With Hypercholesterolemia Among Hypertensive Patients."
Study Citation
Folic Acid Therapy Reduces the First Stroke Risk Associated With Hypercholesterolemia Among Hypertensive Patients.
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