The good news is that lowering homocysteine is easy and inexpensive. Taking B vitamin supplements can bring levels down. In ...

Does homocysteine-lowering therapy consisting of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 reduce cardiovascular risk in women? The results of a 7-year, randomized, controlled trial are presented.

Although folic-acid supplementation did lower homocysteine by an average of 25%, this had no significant effect within five years on cardiovascular events, overall cancer, or mortality, report Dr ...