Here's a topic I'd like to hear some opinions on. Given the amount of research linking high homocysteine levels to chronic health problems (heart disease, cognitive impairment, etc.) do any of you feel its time homocysteine becomes a standard clinical tool in the primary care setting? And along the same lines, the mutation of the MTHFR enzyme has been clearly shown to modulate the effect of folate intake on homocyteine.....is this a place to start with genetic-based nutrition advice??
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Here's a topic I'd like to hear some opinions on. Given the amount of research linking high homocysteine levels to chronic health problems (heart disease, cognitive impairment, etc.) do any of you feel its time homocysteine becomes a standard clinical tool in the primary care setting? And along the same lines, the mutation of the MTHFR enzyme has been clearly shown to modulate the effect of folate intake on homocyteine.....is this a place to start with genetic-based nutrition advice??
Homocysteine along with highly sensitive CRP testing already is in clinical practice. They are ATPIII emerging non lipid risk factors. The problem with gene mutation is that you must test for all known gene mutations and can miss unkown ones.
