Interaction between B vitamins and homocysteine and its relevance to a food fortification programme
- Project start date: 1 October 2002
- Project status: Completed
- Project type: Nutrition
- Discipline: Nutrition surveillance
- Author/s: Dr Geraldine Cuskelly, Queen’s University Belfast
- Collaborator/s: Single supplier
Research objective
Homocysteine is an amino acid found naturally in the body. It is thought that increased levels of this amino acid may cause heart disease. However, there are four B vitamins involved in homocysteine metabolism (breakdown) - folate, riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6) and B12. This project aimed to examine the relative importance of three of these four B vitamins (folate, B2 and B6) in homocysteine metabolism.
Outputs
Research report
- Title: Unpublished report.
- Date: 5 September 2008
Other outputs
PhD thesis is available on request and can be accessed through Queen’s University Belfast.
