Folic Acid Lowers High Blood Pressure Risk
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Young women who consume folic acid, a synthetic form of folate, aB vitamin, can lower their risk of developing high blood pressure by a third, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - A government study shows that despite requirements that grains be fortified with folic acid, many U.S. women -- particularly blacks and Hispanics -- are not getting enough of the B vitamin.
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Folic acid supplements, widely used by women to prevent birth defects, also may fight hypertension in women, perhaps because they relax blood vessels, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Women who experience high blood pressure while pregnant are more likely to develop a coronary-related heart problem later in life than other women, researchers said on Monday.
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Fortifying food with folic acid can greatly reduce the incidence of spina bifida and other birth defects, says a Canadian study in the latest issue of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
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NEW YORK  - One half of a cup of soy nuts each day may work as well as anti-hypertension medication to lower blood pressure, a new study in postmenopausal women demonstrates.
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By EMMA ROSS    MUNICH, Germany  -- Scientists have unraveled one of the mysteries of precisely how a popular type of blood pressure pill protects against heart attacks, showing it not only lowers blood pressure but also directly improves the health of the artery walls.    Doctors had suspected that blood pressure reduction alone could not explain the whole benefit of the pills, called angiotensin converting enzyme, or ACE, inhibitors, because studies have shown they prevented heart attacks and deaths even in patients with normal blood pressure or those whose high blood pressure did not budge...
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NEW YORK  - A new report provides more  evidence that a low-fat diet full of fruits and vegetables, but  little salt, can lead to a significant drop in blood pressure.
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NEW YORK  - Preschoolers who eat the  recommended four servings of fruits and vegetables -- along  with two servings of dairy products -- each day may have lower  blood pressures in early adolescence, new study findings  suggest.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- A British study has found a possible link between taking folic acid supplements late in pregnancy and an increased incidence of breast cancer decades later.
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NEW YORK  - Daily consumption of Calpis, a  cultured milk-based drink, has a beneficial effect on blood  pressure in men, according to a report by Japanese researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Most women are aware that getting enough folic acid during pregnancy can help prevent some birth defects, but many don't know that they should be taking the vitamin before they become pregnant, a new survey shows.
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A grapefruit or two a day, along with a healthy diet, could help shrink widening waistlines. It might also cut smokers' risk for cancer as it inhibits a carcinogen in tobacco smoke.
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Some drugs that drop blood pressure can  help prevent heart disease from getting worse in patients with  lower blood pressure who would not routinely be given such  medicine, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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More Americans have their high blood pressure under control, reducing their risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases, according to a new study released by the American Heart Association on Monday.
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Women who take folic acid supplements for at least a year before becoming pregnant can greatly reduce their risk of delivering a baby prematurely, researchers said on Thursday.