Product references — Folate

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Abrahamsen, B., et al. 2005. Are effects of MTHRF (C677T) genotype on BMD confined to women with low folate and riboflavin intake? Analysis of food records from the Danish osteoporosis prevention study. Bone, 36 (3), 577–583. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15777680 (accessed 08.02.2010).

Coppen, A., & Bolander–Gouaille, C. 2005. Treatment of depression: Time to consider folic acid and vitamin B12. J. Psychopharmacol., 19 (1), 59–65. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15671130 (accessed 12.15.2008).

Papakostas, G., et al. 2005. The relationship between serum folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine levels in major depressive disorder and the timing of improvement with fluoxetine. Int. J. Neuropsychopharmacol., 8 (4), 523–528. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15877935 (accessed 12.15.2008).

Papakostas, G., et al. 2005. Serum folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine in major depressive disorder, Part 1: predictors of clinical response in fluoxetine-resistant depression. J. Clin. Psychiatry, 65 (8), 1090–1095. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15323594 (accessed 12.15.2008).

Powers, H. 2005. Interaction among folate, riboflavin, genotype, and cancer, with reference to colorectal and cervical cancer. J. Nutr., 135 (12 Suppl.), 2960S–2966S. URL (PDF): http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/135/12/2960S (accessed 12.16.2008).

Van Guelpen, B., et al. 2005. Folate, vitamin B12, and risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: A prospective, nested case-referent study of plasma concentrations and dietary intake. Stroke, 36 (8), 1426–1431. URL: http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/36/7/1426 (accessed 12.15.2008).

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Lee, B., et al. 2004. Folic acid and vitamin B12 are more effective than vitamin B6 in lowering fasting plasma homocysteine concentration in patients with coronary artery disease. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr., 58 (3), 481–487. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14985687 (accessed 12.15.2008).

Lewerin, C., et al. 2003. Reduction of plasma homocysteine and serum methylmalonate concentrations in apparently healthy elderly subjects after treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 and vitamin B6: A randomised trial. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr., 57 (11), 1426–1436. URL: (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14576756 (accessed 12.15.2008).

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Duan, W., et al. 2002. Dietary folate deficiency and elevated homocysteine levels endanger dopaminergic neurons in models of Parkinson’s disease. J. Neurochem., 80 (1), 101–110. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2080430 (accessed 12.15.2008).

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Cravo, M., et al. 1996. Hyperhomocysteinemia in chronic alcoholism: Correlation with folate, vitamin B-12, and vitamin B-6 status. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 63 (2), 220–224. URL (PDF): http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/63/2/220 (accessed 12.15.2008).

Baker, H., et al. 1975. Inability of chronic alcoholics with liver disease to use food as a source of folates, thiamin and vitamin B6. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 28 (12), 1377–1380. URL (PDF): http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/28/12/1377 (accessed 12.15.2008).