A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that supplements of folic acid with vitamins B6 and B12 didn't change the overall risk of cancer, including breast cancer, in women at high risk of heart disease.
The study included 5,442 women aged 42 and over who had heart disease or several risk factors for it.
Since 1998, folic acid has been added to foods in the United States to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in babies.
Although there was no fall in cancer overall, breast cancer was less common among women aged 65 and over who took the supplements, an encouraging finding, as older women are more at risk of cancer, especially breast cancer.
So talk to your doctor about whether you need these supplements.
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