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March 22-23, 2017 | Rome, Italy
2nd World Congress on
Public Health & Nutrition
Volume 7, Issue 1 (Suppl) J Community Med Health Educ 2017
ISSN: 2161-0711, JCMHE an open access journal Public Health 2017
March 22-23, 2017
IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITIONAND LOWHOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS
Karali Eleni Annaa
aDEKAZ SA, Greece
Homocysteine level in the blood plasma is a risk factor and predictor of Alzheimer’s Disease and Heart Disease. Homocysteine
is a specific type of amino acid that’s created in the body during metabolic processes, as opposed to consumed in food. It’s
produced in the body as a byproduel of methylation, the process of producing an essential protein called methionine. In healthy
people, homocysteine is transformed into a benign product that keeps levels maintained, but when homocysteine isn’t properly
metabolized it builds up inside the body and acts similarly to a toxin. This causes inflammation to rise and creates more byproducts
that cause changes in cardio vascular neurological and endocrine systems. There are natural and pharmacological treatments for
those who suffer of high homocysteine levels. Homocysteine high levels are necessary to be controlled for a better life.
Biography
Eleni-Anna Karali is a research associate in private dermatological Polyclinic SKIN–BODY. She has also worked as Medical Officer of skin laser at private
polyclinics, oversight and application of Laser treatments. In 2012, she has successfully acquiesced a certificate specialty in Dermatology-Venereology. She is a
graduate of National School of Public Health and qualified hygienist.
Karali Eleni Anna, J Community Med Health Educ 2017, 7:1 (Suppl)