Folic Acid could cure allergies and asthma
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Those people inflicted with allergies and asthma could soon find cure in folic acid.
People suffering from allergies and asthma could soon find cure in Folic acid.
This was revealed in a recent study made by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center who found out that Folic Acid or vitamin B9, may help treat allergic reactions, allergy symptoms, and even asthma.
Based on internet data, folate occurs naturally in food while folic acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin. Sources include cereals, baked goods, leafy vegetables, asparagus, fruits, legumes, yeast, mushrooms and organ meat (such as beef liver or kidneys).
According to the study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers carefully examined medical data from 8,083 patients’ ages 2-85 who participated in the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
During the research, serum folate levels and total IgE levels were measured. IgE, or immunoglobulin E, is a class of antibodies that mediates allergic reactions, asthma and respiratory symptoms.
The study has shown that higher levels of folate were linked to lower IgE levels; fewer reported allergies, less wheezing and a lower likelihood of developing asthma.
Furthermore, the researchers found out that people with the lowest folate levels (less than eight nanograms per milliliter of blood) had a 40 percent increased risk of wheezing, 30 percent increased risk of having elevated IgE levels, 31 percent increased risk of allergic symptoms and a 16 percent higher risk of asthma compared to those with the highest levels of folate (above 18 nanograms per milliliter of blood).
Despite the encouraging result on the healing power of folic acid, researchers has yet to formally recommend it to patients since it still need further study before it can be officially be recommended to the public as cure to the said medical conditions.