Re: Niacin + other B vitamins?


On 13-Jun-2005, "Sbharris[atsign]ix.netcom.com" <sbharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message <1118724454.432221.156980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

[...]

> All that said, far be it from me to encourage somebody NOT to take a B
> complex. But there's no reason to overboard. B vitamins ARE stored by
> the body for weeks (another urban legend that they aren't). Half of
> one of those 50 mg "complexes" taken 3 times a week is plenty. That
> much will turn your pee riboflavin yellow for a few hours, saturate
> your body at near renal-dump levels, and may even give you
> vitamin-breath for a while. The only thing to add is some extra folate
> to make up for the fact that folate amounts in tablets are still
> limited by law to 800 mcg or less (and 400 mcg in B-complexes). But it
> takes several times that much to do the best job on your homocysteine
> levels.

Thank you for a very informative reply. With regard to folate -- or
folic acid -- what is the dose for the best effect on homocysteine? And
why is it limited by law? Is there an overdose danger?

--
Jim Heckman
.

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