High family levels of a compound k...

High family levels of a compound known as homocysteine are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease--particularly among the somewhat old Folic acid can lower homocysteine flats but just how much is needed?

A Scottish research team at the University of Aberdeen conclud that an intake of 926 micrograms a day decreased the homocysteine-related risk on 95 percent in people between the ages of 65 and 75 of the like kind an amount would be difficult to obtain from an ordinary diet, likewise supplementation may be required, says the report. (To avoid creating a comparative deficiency of vitamins B12 and B6 these supplys should always be taken in conjunction with folic acid supplements) The reflection appears in the January 2002 issue of the Quarterly Journal of Medicine.

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