"...it's a revolution in thinking about the origin of heart disease. The cholesterol hypothesis has been that eating an excess of either cholesterol or high fat in the diet somehow causes the elevation of blood cholesterol and somehow damages the arteries. The homocysteine approach attributes the process of arteriosclerosis to a deficiency of B vitamins."
--Dr. Kilmer McCully
For years, Dr. Kilmer McCully staked his career on the idea that homocysteine, an amino acid in blood, was an...
The deciding factor for my decision to have gastric bypass surgery was my poor health. I had already been diagnosed with diabetes and sleep... Read more »
Folic Acid Awareness Week is January 6-12, 2013 sponsored by the National Council on Folic Awareness (NCFA), a partnership of national... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Folic acid is one of the B-complex vitamins.Folic acid, long unheralded even by health food enthusiasts, is now in the nutritional limelight. A... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folic acid is a type of B vitamin. It is the man-made (synthetic) form of folate that is found in supplements and added to fortified foods.Folic acid... Read more »
Source: FirstDatabank Drug
Generic Name: FOLIC ACID - INJECTIONPronounced: (FOH-lick)Folic Acid Inj Uses Folic acid is used to treat or prevent certain anemias caused by... Read more »
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