B12 To Help Avoid Cardiovascular Disease
The entire complex of B vitamins is essential for health, but B12 is for heart health.
Vitamin B12 is required for the body’s manufacture of the essential amino acid, methionine, and the associated enzyme, methionine synthase. An inadequate supply of this enzyme may lead to an excess of homocysteine. This is a naturally occurring protein in the body and has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease. Studies show that people with blood homocysteine levels in the top 20% of the range faced a more than doubled risk of cardiovascular disease.