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Article: Folate to prevent strokes and heart disease.
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- Medical Update
- Article date:
- May 1, 1995
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Of course, you get your cholesterol ratios checked when you go in for a physical, but now add a blood test for your homocysteine level.
For some, a high homocysteine level might be a more important risk factor for cardiovascular disease than a high cholesterol level. Not every heart attack or stroke victim has high cholesterol, is a smoker, or has any of the other known high risk factors.
High homocysteine levels can be lowered with folate and other B vitamins, such as [B.sub.12] and [B.sub.6]. Because these are safe water-soluble vitamins that have been proven to lower dangerous homocysteine levels, wouldn't it be prudent to consume these vitamins either by ...