On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:56:44 -0600, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> 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. ;-)

-- 
   Robert Kesterson
   [log in to unmask]