[AGL] Folic acid and fuel cells

[J. David Moriaty]

The January Science News reports that excess folic acid may harm the 
nervous systems of people 60 or over if they are lacking in vitamin 
B12. A Tufts University study found 23 percent of the 60+ study group 
had low B12; and within  that group those having the highest 
concentrations of folic acid were 2.6 times as likely to show signs of 
cognitive impairment.

Vegetarians and people over 60 often lack B12. U.S. food manufacturers 
have been legally required to add folic acid to grain products, so if 
you are a vegetarian or over 60 and lack B12, your donuts may make you 
fat AND stupid.

  In yet another setback for peak whale oil theorists, two independent 
discoveries have improved the material in fuel cell electrodes, making 
them both cheaper and almost indestructible, so even Ford may have a 
financial turnaround in its future.

j.dave