Dr David Wald, Senior Lecturer in Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist at Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry and his team say the scientific evidence is strong enough to justify using folic acid as a cheap and simple way of reducing heart disease and strokes,
The findings, published in the BMJ on Friday 24 November 2006, stem from the debate over whether raised homocysteine levels in the blood cause heart disease and stroke. In attempting to solve this riddle Dr Wald examined all the evidence from different studies to see whether raised homocysteine is a cause of cardiovascular disease.
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