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...knows for certain what causes some individuals and not others to overproduce homocysteine. But the evidence points to a shortage of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid, all of which work to convert the amino acid into a molecular form the body can use. The answer for people concerned about cardiac health would seem to be for them to keep their intake of the protective vitamins high. The Harvard Health Letter has recommended increasing consumption of a range of foods--including leafy green vegetables, beans, peas, grains and certain meats and dairy foods--to keep homocysteine in check. Many...
...these companies declined to respond on the record to CNN. GM did send a letter noting that "the primary cause of these types of birth defects is lack of sufficient folic acid in the diet" of the expectant mother. But Janet Ramirez responds, "I was always watching my diet. They're just trying to blame the victim." Each week she makes a pilgrimage to her daughter's grave site. MARIA GUADALUPE, the tombstone reads...
Flour and other grain products are now required to be fortified with folic acid, a nutrient that reduces the risk of neural-tube birth defects like spina bifida. About 2,500 infants are born each year with such defects, which occur in the fetus before most women know they are pregnant...
...results were surprising, said Giovannucci, since the consumption of folic acid in this group was about 269 micrograms per day, a figure well above the Food and Drug Administration's recommended daily allowance of 200 micrograms...
...survey were grouped into five categories based on their level of consumption of folic acid. Those who consumed the least folic acid exhibited the highest occurrence of colon cancer in connection with alcohol consumption...