Everyone should consume atleast 400 micrograms of folic acid daily. No recommendation is possible, based on evidence available, on Vitamin B-6. This dose is enough to ensure adequate absorption, and might protect older patients with various degrees of Vitamin B-12 deficiency. The Future Already companies have begun to fortify cereal with folic acid and Vitamin B-12 supplements. Many more functional foods are in the offing.
Life science refers to a swirl of diverse biomedical advances that are beginning to jell.
Biotech will speed the jelling. Research might even allow bio-engineers to slice out genes that make chemicals that prevent heart disease, and then splice them into wheat, corn and other grains to create a cornucopia of heart healthy foods. And then we can all eat to our heart's content. Read More Articles on Heart Disease Ask Dr. Text, graphics, and HTML code are protected by US and International Copyright Laws, and may not be copied, reprinted, published, translated, hosted, or otherwise distributed by any means without explicit permission.