New study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has discovered a strong link between elevated levels homocysteine, low folic acid levels and an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease.

The study concluded that elevated homocysteine and low serum folic acid should be considered as independent predictors of the developing dementia and Alzheimer's

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Giovanni Ravaglia, Paola Forti, Fabiola Maioli, Mabel Martelli, Lucia Servadei, Nicoletta Brunetti, Elisa Porcellini, and Federico Licastro

Homocysteine and folate as risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer disease

Am J Clin Nutr 2005 82: 636-643