Vitamin B12 after stroke reduces risk of hip fracture

Vitamin B12 after stroke reduces risk of hip fracture

Not only may vitamin B reduce heart disease, now evidence suggests it may reduce the risk of broken bones (at least if we can infer that from a study of stroke patients).

"The researchers recorded six hip fractures in patients who received folic acid and B12, and 27 hip fractures in the placebo group. The difference in total number of fractures over the two-year follow up was significant, with eight fractures in the treatment group and 32 in the placebo group. Patients receiving folic acid and B12 experienced a 38 percent decrease in their plasma homocysteine levels, while levels increased by 31 percent in the placebo group."


from Healthtalk.ca

"The researchers believe stroke patients have a greater risk of hip fracture due to higher levels of the amino acid homocysteine, associated with osteoporosis and the risk of a hip fracture."

It should be noted that the hypothesis that vitamin B reduces heart risk has not been definitively proven.