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Folic acid may help elderly weather heat waves

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Folic acid may help elderly weather heat waves
Supplemental folic acid can enhance blood vessel dilation in older adults, according to Penn State researchers, suggesting that folic acid supplements may be an inexpensive alternative for helping older adults to increase skin blood flow during heat waves and reduce cardiovascular events.
*Folic acid supplementation improves microvasc…ular function in aged humans through nitric oxide-dependent mechanisms Clinical Science (2015) Immediate Publication, doi:10.1042/CS20140821

 

http://clinicalnews.org/2015/03/31/folic-acid-may-help-elderly-weather-heat-waves/

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