What can cause high blood homocysteine levels and what do we notice?

Place of appearance: channel 6 - Tea with Gloria (2023-06-14)
Guest: product developer Dr. Antal Miklós Várhalmi
Cardiovascular diseases cause almost half of all deaths in Hungary!
Homocysteine is an amino acid that is essential for maintaining normal cell function, but too high homocysteine levels have adverse effects.
What can cause high blood homocysteine levels and what do we notice?
- inherited faulty genes
- poor dietary habits (too much fat, sugar and protein intake)
- too little vitamin B9 intake
- homocysteine levels increase with age
- smoking
- etc.
What do we notice if we have high levels of homocysteine in our blood?
- atherosclerosis
- high blood sugar levels
- high cholesterol levels
- high blood pressure
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