Folic acids and B vitamins lower homocysteine levels in kidney disease patients

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Added: March 10, 2008 | Time 02:14 | Views: 1,231

Approximately eight million Americans suffer from kidney disease. People with kidney disease are at high risk for things like heart attack and stroke. Researchers hoped that folic acid and B vitamins might help combat these heart problems. They didn’t, but the study findings still help doctors treat kidney disease

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