Stroke

Artificial enrichment of foods with folic acid may reduce the number of deaths from heart attack and stroke by three to four percent per year. Researchers analyzed death caused by heart attack and stroke in people older than forty years. The research covered the period before the introduction of compulsory artificial enrichment of foods with folic acid - fortification in the U.S. and Canada, namely the period from 1990 to 1997, and years after its introduction - from 1988 to 2002.

Research shows that regular consumption of folic acid reduces the risk of stroke. Dieticians recommend to the British government to approve its addition to commercially produced flour. Already known that folic acid is essential for pregnant women because it protects the fetus against birth defects.

Current research in the journal Circulation * indicates that the fortification of foods with folic acid may reduce the number of deaths from heart attack and stroke by 3 to 4 percent per year. Researchers analyzed death due to heart attack and stroke in people older than 40 years. The research covered the period before the introduction of mandatory fortification of foods with folic acid in the USA and Canada (1990 -1997) as well years after its introduction (1998-2002).