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Do B Vitamins Prevent Cardiovascular Disease Among Those with Previous Heart Conditions?

Do B Vitamins Prevent Cardiovascular Disease Among Those with Previous Heart Conditions?. Zoe Coleman, Jessica Robbins, Kelsey Rosen. Cardiovascular Disease. CVD has become an epidemic Common Contributors: smoking, stress, high blood pressure.

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Do B Vitamins Prevent Cardiovascular Disease Among Those with Previous Heart Conditions?

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  1. Do B Vitamins Prevent Cardiovascular Disease Among Those with Previous Heart Conditions? Zoe Coleman, Jessica Robbins, Kelsey Rosen

  2. Cardiovascular Disease • CVD has become an epidemic • Common Contributors: smoking, stress, high blood pressure

  3. B Vitamins Do Not Reduce RiskUnder Debate: Homocysteine • New Contributor: common amino acid, Homocysteine • Elevated levels are said to increase risk • Vitamin B: breaks down Homocysteine • Do elevated Homocysteine levels really increase risk of CVD?

  4. Study: University of Bergen in Norway • Randomly assigned supplement formulations of folic acid, B6 and B12, or a placebo. • Homocysteinein the blood was reduced an average of 22 %in the patients. • "overall disease progression was not affected".

  5. Study: Japan • 3815 deaths related to heart disease were recorded out of 58,730. • Results: diet high in folate and vitamin B6 • reduced risk of death from heart failure in men. • reduced risk of death from stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular disease in women.

  6. Health Professional Standpoint • No association between CVD and Vitamin B • Not enough evidence supports the causation • Debate over Homocysteine • Only individuals homozygous for the T allele • Does not affect people with previous heart conditions • Ineffective results • Found more connections in opposition than support

  7. Conclusion • No direct result (inconclusive) • Extraneous variables: • Lifestyle • Environment • http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_hea_dis_dea-health-heart-disease-deaths • Prevention of CVD

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