The use of vitamins is not able to reduce the level of homocysteine, an amino acid, and to protect against cardiovascular disease, according to Norwegian researchers. So far, scientists have argued that B vitamins reduce homocysteine levels and are beneficial for the heart, to warn him of the disease. Another study showed a strong association between high homocysteine levels and heart attacks. Homocysteine - sulfur containing amino acid that is a product of processing in the so-called body of the essential amino acid methionine. It was essential because the body had not been made and should only contact with food. Tsistotionin - homocysteine under the influence of folate and vitamin B-12 back to methionine, or under the influence of vitamin B-6 is converted to the following products exchange. The interaction of B-vitamins and homocysteine is an important process in the body. Norwegian experts conducted the study, which was attended by 3096 people with coronary heart disease from 1999 to 2006. The researchers divided the participants into four groups. Examining the effects of various combinations of vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid As a result, researchers have concluded that homocysteine is a marker of heart disease as the cause more. In return, the B vitamins has no effect on the prevention of coronary heart disease and other heart disease, said Dr. Marta Ebbing, who led the study. The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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