This recent article from JAMA - Adiposity, body fat distribution, and risk of major stroke types among adults in the United Kingdom - comments: "In 2019, stroke was the second leading cause of death globally, estimated to be responsible for approximately 10% of all deaths.  Of the 12.2 million incident strokes worldwide in 2019, approximately two-thirds were ischemic strokes, one-quarter were intracerebral hemorrhages (ICHs), and one-tenth were subarachnoid hemorrhages (SAHs).  In the United Kingdom (UK), stroke incidence is increasing after a longstanding decline, possibly due to an increasing prevalence of major modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, including adiposity, blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and diabetes. However, the evidence regarding the associations of body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height i

A GP friend recently asked me about taking folic acid supplements.