Researchers Discover Underlying Genetic Marker for Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease NIH-funded findings point to new potential strategies for disease prevention and treatment. Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke, and have also uncovered new details about an important metabolic pathway that playsContinue reading “Genetic Marker for Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease – Folate and Vit B12 pathways”
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Vitamin B12 is important in the utilization of carbohydrates
This report consists of a brief summary of experimental studies which emphasize (a) the dominant role played by vitamin B12 in the utilization of carbohydrates, (b) interrelationships between vitamin B12 absorption and endocrine function, and (c) some relationships of vitamin B12 to diabetes mellitus. (1) Weanling rats fed a diet, rich in carbohydrate and lowContinue reading “Vitamin B12 is important in the utilization of carbohydrates”