Your Heart and Vitamin B - Study Says It Doesn't Help!

Teri16

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Posted 9/6/2005 6:15 PM (GMT -6)

"B Vitamins No Help in Stopping Heart Attacks - Study"

"Giving B vitamins to heart attack survivors does not cut their risk of having another attack and may actually do more harm than good, researchers said on Monday."

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_26719.html

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Teri16

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Posted 9/6/2005 6:20 PM (GMT -6)

This certainly gives pause for thought. I've been on Folic Acid per my Dr.'s orders via prescription for over 7 years! I realize this is a 'study', and they absolutely should look at this more closely, but it's making me wonder?

How about you? Are you currently taking Folic Acid?

Hugs, Teri

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Kathlyn1950

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Posted 9/6/2005 7:48 PM (GMT -6)

This stuff makes my head swim sometimes. One minute it's good for you and then the next it's not. ARghhhhhh. But we need to be informed, at the same time. I do hope they continue to do more studies about the B Vitamins. Thank you for posting this article.

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vinny1957

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Posted 9/20/2005 8:55 PM (GMT -6)

Hi everyone, had a little time so I thought I'd stop in. It's great to see the forum growing and having such interesting topics. I found this topic really interesting because I just had to have 3 of my previous stents re-opened and a new one put in. Scar tissue! Anyway, fine now but because of this information I found I started to take B-vitamins. Like you said, now it's good tomorrow who knows? Everyone take good care of yourselves and I'll try to get back soon.

Vinny

ARTERY NARROWING STOPPED BY B VITAMIN COMBINATION ²
New England Journal of Medicine. 2004;350(26):2708-10.
A regimen of folate, vitamin B-12 and vitamin B-6 prevented recurrence of blocked arteries in patients who had undergone coronary angioplasty. Patients taking the vitamin combination over the six-month study showed a 48% reduction in the development of restenosis, or renarrowing of the arteries, compared with patients receiving the placebo. The vitamin regimen decreased by 38% the need for repeat angioplasties or heart-bypass operations. Participants were randomly assigned to receive 1 mg folate, 400 mcg vitamin B12 and 10 mg B6 daily.

Teri16

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Posted 9/20/2005 10:01 PM (GMT -6)

Hi Vinny - Glad to see you!!

I'm sorry to hear about the stents though. Please stop by again - how's the grandbaby?! :)

Hugs, Teri :)

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