Vitamin B supplements may benefit celiac patients
April 3, 2009 by Personal Liberty News Desk
Scientists believe that people suffering from celiac disease stand to benefit from boosting their dietary intake of vitamins B.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine resulting from intolerance to gluten and manifesting itself through chronic diarrhea and fatigue.
It also leads to vitamin deficiency, which in turn may cause higher levels of homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia), an amino acid linked to cardiovascular disease.
Recently, a Dutch research team led by Dr Muhammed Hadithi analyzed the effect of vitamin B6, folate and vitamin B12 daily supplements on homocysteine levels in 51 adults with coeliac disease and compared them with 50 healthy individuals.
Their investigation found that vitamin B6 and folate were significantly and independently associated with homocysteine levels in the celiac patients taking such supplements.
Based on this study, patients with celiac disease may consider enriching their diet with nutritional supplements that may prevent hyperhomocysteinemia.
Previous studies on vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid linked them to a lower risk of age-related macular degeneration in women, a disease tied to high levels of homocysteine on account of its impact on blood vessel lining.
What benefits celiac patients, B6, folate, and vitamin B12, would benefit the whole population as well. Dr. Kilmer S. McCully, M.D., proved that these three nutrients can lower homocysteine levels and thereby greatly reduce the risk of heart disease.
Dr. McCully’s revolutionary findings about the cause of heart disease cost him his appointment at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital. Later though his findings overwhelmed the establishment cover-up and he was exonerated and reappointed.
The problem with Dr. McCully’s findings is that it is preventive medicine and the medical establishment does not want preventive medicine. It is not profitable.
Homocysteine levels actually predict heart disease and heart problems.