Check your vitamins for "Folic Acid" and if present -- toss them! Government poisoning you since 1998 with this.

[link to www.cfp.ca]
Canadian Family Physician August 2011 vol. 57 no. 8 889-890
Folic acid and colorectal cancer: unwarranted fears
Gideon Koren, MD FRCPC FACMT
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Conclusion
In the context of pregnancy, we believe that it is irresponsible to scare pregnant women out of taking folic acid at the doses appropriate for them. Any mention of cancer risk can elicit strong responses, even when not evidence-based.15 In the case of appropriate folic acid intake before pregnancy, the current risk-benefit equation confers tremendous fetal benefit versus no evidence of maternal cancer risk. We believe this is the way physicians should practise in 2011.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Aug;86(2):434-43.
High folate intake is associated with lower breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort.
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Compared with the lowest quintile, the incidence of invasive breast cancer was reduced in the highest quintile of dietary folate intake; total folate intake, INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTS; and dietary folate equivalents.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Am J Prev Med. 2014 Mar;46(3 Suppl 1):S65-72. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.10.025.
Folic acid fortification and colorectal cancer risk.
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available evidence suggests that the increase in CRC [colo-rectal cancer] incidence rates in the later 1990s is unlikely due to folic acid fortification and, assuming a time lag of a decade or longer to see a benefit on CRC, folate appears to be one of the most promising factors that could explain the downward trend of CRC incidence rates in the U.S.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Nutr Cancer. 2015 Feb 3:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]
The Association Between Circulating Total Folate and Folate Vitamers With Overall Survival After Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Diagnosis.
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Data on supplement use showed that women taking folic acid supplements had significantly higher circulating total folate and folate vitamer concentrations (P < 0.0001), suggesting that increased folate consumption through diet AND/OR SUPPLEMENTATION may improve prognosis after breast cancer diagnosis.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Aug;86(2):434-43.
High folate intake is associated with lower breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort.
snip
Compared with the lowest quintile, the incidence of invasive breast cancer was reduced in the highest quintile of dietary folate intake; total folate intake, INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTS; and dietary folate equivalents.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2015 Jan 28. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.295.
Folic acid supplementation and dietary folate intake, and risk of preeclampsia.
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Conclusions:Our study results suggest that folic acid supplementation and higher dietary folate intake during pregnancy reduce the risk of preeclampsia.

Chem 101 proff who taught for
30 yrs said 'benzene and all its compounds are carcinogenic'
Its in all the cosmetics and body care products now.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
JAMA 1999 May 5;281(17):1632-7
A prospective study of folate intake and the risk of breast cancer.
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Current use of multivitamin SUPPLEMENTS, the major source of folate, was associated with lower breast cancer risk among women who consumed at least 15 g/d of alcohol (for current users of supplements vs never users, RR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.59-0.93). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the excess risk of breast cancer associated with alcohol consumption may be reduced by adequate folate intake.



[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Int J Cancer. 2011 Jul 1; 129(1): 192-203.
Folic Acid and Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas: A Combined Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
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Folic acid was associated with a non-significant decreased risk of any adenoma among subjects in the lowest quartile of baseline plasma folate (&#8804;11 nmol/L) and no effect among individuals in the highest quartile (>29 nmol/L, p for trend = 0.17). There was a non-significant trend of decreasing risk of any adenoma associated with folic acid supplements with increasing alcohol intake. During the early follow-up reported here, MORE DEATHS OCCURRED IN THE PLACEBO GROUP THAN IN THE FOLIC ACID GROUP (1.7% vs. 0.5%, p=.002). In conclusion, after up to 3.5 years of folic acid use, there is no clear decrease or increase in the occurrence of new adenomas in patients with a history of adenoma.

[link to www.thelancet.com]
The Lancet Volume 381, No. 9871, p1029-1036, 23 March 2013
Effects of folic acid supplementation on overall and site-specific cancer incidence during the randomised trials: meta-analyses of data on 50,000 individuals
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During a weighted average scheduled treatment duration of 5·2 years, allocation to folic acid QUADRUPLED PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS OF FOLIC ACID...BUT HAD NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON OVERALL CANCER INCIDENCE. (1904 cancers in the folic acid groups vs 1809 cancers in the placebo groups, RR 1·06, 95% CI 0·99-1·13, p=0·10). THERE WAS NO TREND TOWARDS GREATER EFFECT WITH LONGER TREATMENT. There was no significant heterogeneity between the results of the 13 individual trials (p=0·23), or between the two overall results in the cadiovascular prevention trials and the adenoma trials (p=0·13). Moreover, THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT OF FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE LARGE INTESTINE, PROSTATE, LUNG, BREAST, OR ANY OTHER SPECIFIC SITE.... Folic acid supplementation does not substantially increase or decrease incidence of site-specific cancer during the first 5 years of treatment. Fortification of flour and other cereal products involves doses of folic acid that are, on average, an order of magnitude smaller than the doses used in these trials.


Also: this is just a hypothesis, but a damn intriguing one. FYI. The author makes a persuasive case (I have the full text of these articles).


[link to www.sciencedirect.com]

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-19 doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2004.08.035
High-dose folate may improve platelet function in acute coronary syndrome and other pathologies associated with increased platelet oxidative stress
SUMMARY: Although nitric oxide of endothelial origin plays a major role in warding off inappropriate thrombus formation, platelets also express the "constitutive" isoform of nitric oxide synthase (cNOS). Activation of this enzyme by calcium influx during platelet aggregation provides an important feedback signal that dampens platelet recruitment. Platelets also express a membrane-bound NAD(P)H oxidase complex, activated by collagen receptors, that produces superoxide. Superoxide can directly quench NO; moreover, by giving rise to peroxynitrite, it can oxidize the cNOS cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), thereby suppressing cNOS activity and converting it to superoxide generator. In a canine model of acute coronary syndrome, infusion of BH4 has been shown to prevent thrombus formation. Platelets from patients with acute coronary syndrome produce markedly less NO than do control platelets. A reasonable explanation for these findings is that episodic contact with collagen boosts platelet superoxide production, oxidizing BH4. Since 5-methyltetrahydrofolate can reduce oxidized BH4, or otherwise compensate for its deficiency, supplementation with its precursor folic acid may improve platelet function in acute coronary syndrome and possibly reduce risk for coronary thrombosis in other at-risk patients. Other research demonstrates that superoxide production is increased, and nitric oxide production diminished, in platelets of diabetics; the ability of glutathione - a peroxynitrite scavenger - to largely ameliorate these abnormalities, is consistent with a prominent role for BH4 deficiency in diabetic platelet malfunction. Reports that platelet NO production is decreased, and/or superoxide production increased, in patients with disorders associated with insulin resistance syndrome, suggest that BH4 deficiency - potentially remediable with high-dose folate - may likewise contribute to the platelet hyperreactivity noted in these disorders. Supplemental vitamin C and arginine also have the potential to boost platelet production of NO Increased intakes of taurine, magnesium, gamma-tocopherol, fish oil, and garlic may help to stabilize platelets by additional mechanisms. As a complement to the proven benefits of low-dose aspirin, a supplemental regimen emphasizing these nutrients in appropriate doses may act directly on platelets to further diminish risk for thrombotic episodes.

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-332 doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2004.11.049
Oster rediscovered - Mega-dose folate for symptomatic atherosclerosis
SUMMARY: Thirty years ago, Kurt Oster promulgated the avant-garde theory that bovine xanthine oxidase, absorbed intact from homogenized milk, promoted atherogenesis by oxidatively damaging membrane plasmalogens. Under the mistaken impression that folic acid is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, he administered high-dose folate (80 mg daily) to hundreds of patients afflicted with symptomatic atherosclerosis, and reported marked improvements in angina, intermittent claudication, and wound healing; he also suspected that this regimen was decreasing heart attack risk. The xanthine oxidase theory has since fallen by the wayside, but there is now evidence that folic acid can lessen endothelial oxidative stress by improving the function of "uncoupled" nitric oxide synthase deficient in tetrahydrobiopterin. In light of these new findings, a properly controlled assessment of Oster's mega-dose folate therapy is warranted.

The government is not "poisoning" you. Do not throw away your vitamin pills. :-)

PS: don't forget: folate is important for brain health, including prevention and even treatment of depression. Folic acid supplements in most cases effectively raise blood folate levels.


[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Int Psychogeriatr. 2015 Feb 3:1-11. [Epub ahead of print]
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials of folate and vitamin B12 for depression.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Br J Psychiatry. 2014 Dec;205(6):450-7. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.145177.
B vitamins to enhance treatment response to antidepressants in middle-aged and older adults: results from the B-VITAGE randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

[note: this study shows that MEGA-DOSE FOLIC ACID, i.e. FIVE milligrams per day, might be superior to smaller doses:]
[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Affect Disord. 2013 Sep 5;150(2):644-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.02.029
A randomized double-blind comparison of fluoxetine augmentation by high and low dosage folic acid in patients with depressive episodes.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Apr;14(3):277-85
Folate and unipolar depression.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Psychother Psychosom. 2003 Mar-Apr;72(2):80-7
Depression and folate status in the US Population.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2005 Dec;8(4):523-8
The relationship between serum folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine levels in major depressive disorder and the timing of improvement with fluoxetine.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;65(8):1096-8
Serum folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine in major depressive disorder, Part 2: predictors of relapse during the continuation phase of pharmacotherapy.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Psychopharmacol. 2004 Jun;18(2):251-6
Folate for depressive disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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and, bonus: FOLIC ACID PREVENTS SSRI-INDUCED PANCREATIC DAMAGE:

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Affect Disord. 2014 Sep;166:6-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.063
Fluoxetine-induced pancreatic beta cell dysfunction: New insight into the benefits of folic acid in the treatment of depression.

PS: don't forget: folate is important for brain health, including prevention and even treatment of depression. Folic acid supplements in most cases effectively raise blood folate levels.


[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Int Psychogeriatr. 2015 Feb 3:1-11. [Epub ahead of print]
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials of folate and vitamin B12 for depression.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Br J Psychiatry. 2014 Dec;205(6):450-7. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.145177.
B vitamins to enhance treatment response to antidepressants in middle-aged and older adults: results from the B-VITAGE randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

[note: this study shows that MEGA-DOSE FOLIC ACID, i.e. FIVE milligrams per day, might be superior to smaller doses:]
[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Affect Disord. 2013 Sep 5;150(2):644-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.02.029
A randomized double-blind comparison of fluoxetine augmentation by high and low dosage folic acid in patients with depressive episodes.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Apr;14(3):277-85
Folate and unipolar depression.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Psychother Psychosom. 2003 Mar-Apr;72(2):80-7
Depression and folate status in the US Population.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2005 Dec;8(4):523-8
The relationship between serum folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine levels in major depressive disorder and the timing of improvement with fluoxetine.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;65(8):1096-8
Serum folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine in major depressive disorder, Part 2: predictors of relapse during the continuation phase of pharmacotherapy.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Psychopharmacol. 2004 Jun;18(2):251-6
Folate for depressive disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

..................

and, bonus: FOLIC ACID PREVENTS SSRI-INDUCED PANCREATIC DAMAGE:

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
J Affect Disord. 2014 Sep;166:6-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.063
Fluoxetine-induced pancreatic beta cell dysfunction: New insight into the benefits of folic acid in the treatment of depression.

Oops. Sorry for double-post. No way to delete it.

PSS: and another thing: folic and blood pressure. This one is interesting because it shows that SUPPLEMENTARY FOLIC ACID actually performs BETTER than food folate with respect to blood pressure, at least in young women.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
JAMA. 2005 Jan 19;293(3):320-9.
Folate intake and the risk of incident hypertension among US women.
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younger women who consumed at least 1000 microg/d of total folate (dietary PLUS SUPPLEMENTAL) had a decreased risk of hypertension... [note that it is virtually impossible to obtain 1000 microg/d without taking a supplement] compared with those who consumed less than 200 microg/d.... AMONG WOMEN WHO DID NOT TAKE FOLIC ACID-CONTAINING SUPPLEMENTS, DIETARY FOLATE INTAKE OF 400 MICROG/D OR MORE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH RISK OF HYPERTENSION.

Repeat:
The government is not poisoning you, at least not with folic acid.
Do not throw away your vitamin pills.

I started some hair skin and nails beauty vitamins that are huge and have to be taken 3x a day. My nails are growing like crazy, but I am lethargic and have aches I never had before. There is 400mcg of folic acid in them, but ifbim taking pills 3x a day does that mean I'm getting 1200mcg of folic acid? Also, I've been very forgetful and sometimes feel confused since I started taking them. :(

I already did.

It is why I still smoke cigarettes. If they say it is bad then I figure there must be something good in them.


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Damn good point. I shall continue on with my party life

Op is so full of sheeeeeet.

You're right. There IS something good in them - namely, nicotine, which helps prevent Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Nicotine is a GREAT protective chemical. However, cigarettes are a VERY POOR delivery system for nicotine, because of the carcinogenic tars within them (as the government correctly points out). Get it? The government is not fully wrong. The government is mostly right, with a few tweaks. Get it?

What else is in the "vitamins" that you are taking?

Unlikely that folic acid will cause you to feel forgetful and confused.

Notice the idiot who promotes FOLIC ACID.. never says why it is better than FOLATE ????

If Folate is natural .. that alone is the main reason to take it.. God was not a fool, or in it for the money.

Avoid Chemicals.. Go Natural.

Companies are corrupt.

So are Educated Experts ! They are afraid of work.. and will deceive for money.

I'm not "promoting" folic acid. I'm giving you sources of published findings about it. You can read and make use of them, or not. Your choice.

If you want to go all-natural, you've got a lot of work to do. Give up cars, computers, houses, clothes, etc., and of course all nutrient supplements (folate included). You must give up essentially ALL the products of modernity, all of which are MAN-MADE, NOT GOD-MADE.

Some companies are better than others. Most bog standard supplements available from supermarkets etc are probably not worth much as they mostly contain synthetic vitamins/minerals or provide cheap forms which are not easily absorbed by the body. Check out companies that produce natural or even whole food supplements -- these come with a price tag to match though.

Some foods are high in nicotine. Egg plant (aubergine) is one...

This thread had been in the back of mind, then today I seen this little article?

Stroke risk in hypertensive’s can be reduced by Folic acid
[link to www.frontlinedesk.com]

I take Methyl-Folate because I have the MTHFR gene defect. Homozygous for the A1298C allele, and heterozygous for the C677T allele.

There are so many ways that our new world order illuminutty (illuminati) government agencies want to kill us. Either very fast, or slowly, as they are great and evil eugenicist who want to depopulate the whole world with only 1 to 2 billion people to rule and control and enslave. So the only way to defeat them, is to have a special relationship with the Almighty God of heaven and earth, which is Jesus Christ, Who lives and sets on the right hand of the Almighty Father God!!

And that is why the new world order illuminutty Satanist will ultimately lose. Even though they would have put their zombie making and mind controlling, beast chip in most of the worlds foreheads OR right hands!! And those who take their beast chip, will be tormented 24/7, without rest day and night, in the lake of fire and brimstone. And that is written in Revelation 13, 14:9-11 (wink) and 17 and 18!!

Why? Because it will mean that they have rejected Jesus Christ, and have made Satan and his antichrist beast leaders their god and lord!! And God will send His mighty book of Revelation's plagues upon the NWO illuminutty antichrist and his kingdom too!! Just after they have almost killed most of Gods people for not taking their beast chip!!

And then we will be returning with Jesus Christ, after the 42 months of plagues, that will make one week seem like a hellish year, and one month seem like a catastrophic decade of horrible death and destruction to the new world order and their followers!! And then, Jesus will return with His angelic heavenly armies and defeat them and have them all before His Almighty Fathers, great white throne Judgment!! And then . . .

Last Edited by moses787 on 03/21/2015 10:14 AM

Not true, on my last lab results it showed high levels of B-12 and Folic Acid. All I take is a daily multi vitamin. I don't know why the levels would be that high if my body is using and then flushing anything i don't use.