WILL AN INCREASED DIETARY-FOLATE INTAKE REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE

Authors
UBBINK JB BECKER PJ VERMAAK WJH
Citation
Jb. Ubbink et al., WILL AN INCREASED DIETARY-FOLATE INTAKE REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, Nutrition reviews, 54(7), 1996, pp. 213-216
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Nutrition reviews → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296643
Volume
54
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
213 - 216
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6643(1996)54:7<213:WAIDIR>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Based on a meta-analysis of published studies, it has been estimated t hat approximately 10% of coronary artery disease cases are attributabl e to hyperhomocyst(e)inemia. It has also been calculated that food for tification with folate might reduce the number of cases of coronary ar tery disease in the United States by 50,000 per year. However, the use of statistical concepts to estimate the expected benefits of this int ervention strategy may be misleading.