Folic acid and Heart Diseases

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3. 17.3 million
6.2 million
Coronary Heart Diseases
Stroke
In 2008,WHO reported that 17.3 million (30%) people died from
CVDs that over 80% of CVD deaths take place in low and middle
income countries with almost equal for men and women.
World Health Organization. (2011, September). World Health Organization Media Centre. Retrieved July 2012, 18,
from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/index.html

4. World Health Organization. (2011, September). World Health Organization Media Centre. Retrieved July 2012, 18,
from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/index.html

5. Estimated percentage of women of reproductive age (18-44 y.o) who
reported
daily by year – California Women’s Health Survey 2002-2006
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5642a3.htm

6. World Health Organization. (2011, September). World Health Organization Media Centre. Retrieved July 2012, 18, from
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/index.html

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8. Gordon M. Wardlaw, J. S. (2007). Perspective in Nutritions. New York: McGraw Hill.

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Gordon M. Wardlaw, J. S. (2007). Perspective in Nutritions. New York: McGraw Hill.
Steven D. Ehrlich, N. (2011, 6 29). University of Maryland School of Medicine Complementary Medicine.
Retrieved July 9, 2012, from http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/vitamin-b9-000338.htm

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13. High Folate
Intake
Low Level
Homocysteine

14. http://www.jci.org/articles/view/12369/figure/1

15. Elizabeth A. Varga, M., Amy C. Sturm, M., Caron P. Misita, P., & Stephan Moll, M. (2005). Homocysteine and MTHFR Mutations.
Circulation, e289-e293.
Stephen Barrett, M. (2010, June 21). Does Lowering Homocysteine Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases. Retrieved July 23, 2012, from
http://www.quackwatch.com/03HealthPromotion/homocysteine.html

17. American Heart Association. (2012, January 20). American Heart Association. Retrieved July
23, 2012, from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Homocysteine-
Folic-Acid-and-Cardiovascular-Disease_UCM_305997_Article.jsp

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David C. Dugdale, I. M. (2011, March 24). PubMed Health. Retrieved July 23, 2012, from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001394/

19. • Cancer
• Megaloblastic Anemia
• Neural Tube Defects

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22. Recommendations
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24. Get your
“Folate”
now!