Coffee Consumption And Inadequate Dietary Protein Related To Serum Homocysteine

Association Of Dietary Protein Intake And Coffee Consumption With Serum Homocysteine Concentrations In An Older Population

by Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon, Edgar R Miller III, Maureen G. Maguire, Jacob Selhub, and Lawrence J. Appel

This study of 260 retired Baltimore schoolteachers showed correlations between both coffee consumption and inadequate dietary protein with elevations in serum homocysteine, a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

For more information contact Dr. Stolzenberg-Solomon at RS221Z@NIH.GOV