Tag: pyridoxine
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Increased Homocysteine, Coronary Heart Disease and Nutrition

Homocysteine is an amino acid that is associated with the metabolism of the amino acid methionine and is a precursor of the amino acid cysteine. Increased blood homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia) has been associated with acute coronary syndrome and is an indicator of increased risk for thromboembolic events such as acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke and pulmonary…
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Vitamin Toxicity Dosage

Usually, excessive intake of vitamins is done from vitamin supplements and not from food and can lead to health complications. The toxicity of most known vitamins when they accumulate in the body is mentioned below. Vitamin A Vitamin A (retinol) toxicity can be acute or chronic. Acute toxicity can be caused by accidental ingestion of…
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What is and what does Nutrition include?

Nutrition is the set of foods that we choose to consume not only to maintain ourselves in life but to have good health as well as to help them in impending diseases. Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or disability. The nutrients in…