Does homocysteine change?

Homocysteine

is an intermediate product of methionine and cysteine metabolism, and its value in the human body is not constant. If the human body eats a lot of high cholesterol foods, such as egg yolk, pig liver, pig heart, etc., it will increase the raw materials for cysteine synthesis in the body, thus increasing homocysteine levels. In addition, if the human body has hypothyroidism, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction and other diseases, it will lead to abnormal homocysteine metabolism, but also cause homocysteine elevation.

Therefore, when performing homocysteine test, if the test results indicate homocysteine elevation, it can assist in the diagnosis of some diseases.