Wednesday, October 13, 2010

About Nutrition: Folic Acid, Vegetables and Your Heart

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From Shereen Jegtvig, your Guide to Nutrition
Folic acid is the artificial form of folate, a B vitamin found in vegetables, fruits and legumes. Yeas ago, experts hoped that taking large amounts of folic acid would help to decrease risk of heart disease - but that hasn't turned out to be true. Looks like the best bet is to stick with a healthy diet with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Have a great week!

Shereen


Extra Folic Acid Doesn't Appear To Help Your Heart
The dietary supplement folic acid is well-known to reduce the levels of homocysteine in your blood (a protein that is often elevated when a person is at a high risk for heart disease).

Eating For a Healthy Heart
Folic acid supplements may not help your heart, but eating a healthy diet certainly may. Find out how the right foods can help your heart.

Preserve Nutrients In Your Vegetables
Vegetables are heart healthy in part due to the vitamins and minerals they contain. This new video from Everwell will teach you the best ways to preserve the nutrients in the vegetables you cook.

Could You Have a Vitamin B12 Deficiency?
Vitamin B12 is found in foods of animal origin like meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products. Some people aren't able to absorb vitamin B12 and may have vitamin B12 deficiency.

 


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