Taking a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration in women, according to a report in the Feb. 23 issue of Archives of ...

Eight essential nutrients make up the suite of B vitamins also known as the B complex. Research at Tufts and elsewhere has ...

B O S T O N, June 19 -- Certain birth defects have decreased by almost 20 percent since the government in 1998 required enriched grain foods to be fortified with the nutrient folic acid, a new ...

Women at high-risk of cardiovascular disease who took a daily supplement of folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 for seven years did not have an overall reduced rate of cardiovascular events, despite ...

Does homocysteine-lowering therapy consisting of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 reduce cardiovascular risk in women? The results of a 7-year, randomized, controlled trial are presented.

To read this article for CME, click here. August 22, 2008 — Supplementation with B vitamins appears to be no better than placebo in reducing the incidence of depression or depressive symptoms ...

Folic acid, a synthetic form of folate, has been added to vitamins, breakfast cereals and other products in the U.S. and more than 80 other countries to ensure pregnant women get adequate amounts.

Folate and folic acid are forms of vitamin B-9. Folate occurs naturally in a range of foods, while folic acid is synthetic and present in fortified foods. Both are important for pregnancy.

The Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) 2 trial sought to determine whether long-term supplementation with folic acid and vitamins B 6 and B 12 could lower the major vascular event rate in ...

Ari, a licenced doctor in LA, revealed she takes vitamin B complex, magnesium and a folic acid supplement alongside an electrolyte drink, claiming it is “single-handedly the most effective way ...

A vitamin B complex is a group of eight water-soluble vitamins all combined into one supplement The complex includes B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 ...

The bottle of vitamins incorporates 12 nutrients that support healthy hair, like biotin, another B-vitamin that works with folic acid to increase follicle production.