Monday, February 23, 2009

TriVita Health -- Research and Focus -- Women Who Take Folic Acid May Reduce Their Risk of Developing Hypertension

TriVita Health -- Research and Focus -- Women Who Take Folic Acid May Reduce Their Risk of Developing Hypertension

New York, New York
A report published in The Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that all women should consider taking a folic acid supplements as early as the reproductive age (age will vary with different ethnic societies).  This supplementation is important for both the baby’s health and women’s overall well-being.  This study followed two groups of women over eight years.  The first group (women ranging from 25 to 42 years of age) who consumed 1,000 micrograms of folic acid a day, were discovered to have decreased their risk of developing hypertension by 46%.  The second group (women ranging from 30 to 55 years of age), who took the same amount of folic acid, decreased their risk of developing hypertension by 18%.  The study later gave the women in both groups only 400 micrograms.  The women in the younger group still decreased their risk of developing hypertension by 40%; the women in the older group – by 13%.  This study suggests that the higher the amount of folic acid supplementation, the better the chance of preventing the development of hypertension.

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Terry L. Allison, Sr.
TriVita
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