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Article: Homocysteine and Heart Disease.
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- HealthFacts
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
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Could the amino acid called homocysteine be a more important predictor of heart disease than cholesterol? The idea has some currency since researchers have long known that at least 40% of the people who suffer a heart attack had normal total cholesterol levels. But conventional medical wisdom has long held that a high-saturated fat diet and high blood levels of cholesterol are the major elements in the development of heart disease. Though many physicians in private practice and some at academic medical centers have had their doubts about the importance of cholesterol, the American public has been educated to know your numbers. And testing is a widely accepted part of ...
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