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On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:56:44 -0600, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> No, I think homocysteine is probably an independent risk factor for
> heart disease. ... Homocysteine, of course, is a metabolite of the
> amino acid methionine, which is abundant in meats. Folic acid and
> vitamins B6 and B12 are needed in abundance to keep homocysteine levels
> low. It's not especially easy to get a lot of folic acid on a paleo
> diet.
Are "Folate" and "Folic acid" the same thing? The program I use to track
my nutrition lists both of them in the report I generated. It says my
daily average for the last 4 months for Folate is 632 mcg (158% of the
RDA), but my daily average of folic acid is only 3 mcg (1% of RDA). If
these are actually the same thing, then it's probably just a bungled entry
in a database someplace using one where they meant the other. But if
they're not the same thing, I'm concerned. My B6 and B12 levels are good
(both over 400% of the RDA). In fact, other than folic acid, *all* the
nutritional items it tracks are well over RDA levels except Calcium and
vitamin D (which is why I take a supplement containing both, at least
during the winter months).
So ... Are "folate" and "Folic acid" the same thing, or not?
And FWIW, I can't stand liver either. ;-)
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Robert Kesterson
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