Re: folic acid and B vitamins - more evidence to support us lifestyle food cultists


DZ wrote:
TC <tunderbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2007/01/19/hscout601131.html
...
Folic Acid Boosts Cognition in Older Adults
Adults who received the folic acid supplementation had improved
cognitive functioning, especially in the areas of memory and
information processing speed. What's more, folate concentration
increased 576 percent in those getting the supplements, and
homocysteine levels fell 26 percent.
...
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Real nutrition leads to real health.

Folic acid used for supplementation is synthetic and not the same
chemically as the natural form of folate. I suppose there would be a
lot of "processing" and purification involved in the making of that
chemical. That doesn't really bother me, but how is it "real" food?

I agree. If fake manufactured processed folate shows such great
results, imagine what will happen when they get enough
folate-containing real foods in their diets.

My point is that we can't deny the importance of real nutrients to our
health. By real nutrients, I mean those vitamins and minerals that have
been shown scientifically to be essential to our survival and our
thriving physically.

And the converse is that we have to understand how detrimental to our
health these fake manufactured overly processed nutrient-deficient
foods are.

Real nutrition equals real health.

TC

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