Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate Capsules
When you buy Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate 800 , you get 60 vegan capsules of folate. One capsule contains a dosage of 800 mcg of natural folate from patented Quatrefolic®. Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate 800 is easily absorbed and has a particularly high bioavailability .
What is folate and what effect does it have?
Folate, often referred to as vitamin B9 , is a water-soluble vitamin that belongs to the B vitamins. Folate is an essential vitamin that is not produced by the body but must be obtained through diet or supplements[1].
Folate is vital for the human body and is very important for blood formation and the functioning of the psyche, for example. It is also known as the pregnancy vitamin, as it plays a particularly important role during pregnancy and the daily requirement of folic acid is increased during this time[2][3].
The following statements on the effect of folate have been scientifically proven:
- Folate contributes to maternal tissue growth during pregnancy
- Folate contributes to normal amino acid synthesis
- Folate contributes to normal blood formation
- Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism
- Folate contributes to normal psychological function
- Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system
- Folate contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue
- Folate has a role in the process of cell division
Which foods contain folate?
Folate can be found in a whole host of foods. In particular, green vegetables such as spinach and lettuce, but also tomatoes, oranges, potatoes, various pulses and wholegrain products contain a good amount of folate.
When preparing vegetables , however, care should be taken to steam rather than boil them to ensure sufficient folate levels and ideally the vegetables should be washed without being chopped [4].
What makes Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate so special?
Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate 800 is made using Quatrefolic® folate, a registered trademark of Gnosis SPA, one of Italy's leading biotechnology companies .
Quatrefolic® is a reduced and methylated form of folate. It is biologically active and, unlike synthetically produced folic acid or dietary folate, does not first have to be converted into the metabolically active 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) in a multi-stage process . The biologically active 5-methylfolate Quatrefolic® thus completely bypasses the MTHFR conversion step and provides a "ready-made" folate that the body can use immediately without any metabolization [5].
In addition, by using Quatrefolic®, Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate 800 can ensure a higher folate uptake as it crosses the gastric barrier and is mainly absorbed in the small intestine[6].
In addition to Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate 800, you will find Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate 400 in a single dosage.
INGREDIENTS
Dosage: 1 veg. capsule
Ingredients: (6S)-S-methyltetrahydrofolic acid glucosamine salt (Quatrefolic®), bulking agent: microcrystalline cellulose; coating agent: hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (capsule)
= Percentage of the nutrient reference values according to Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011
APPLICATION
Doctor's Best recommends taking one (1) capsule daily between meals. Or after consultation with your doctor/healthcare practitioner.
LEGAL NOTICE
Food supplements are not a substitute for a balanced and varied diet and a healthy lifestyle.
Do not exceed the recommended daily intake. Keep out of the reach of small children.
Store in a cool, dry place. Do not use if the outer protective cover is damaged.
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SOURCES
[1 ] Folic acid: Important for cell division. TK, German Society for Nutrition e. V. 15.07.2020.retrieved on 07.01.2021.
[2 ] Folate reference value table. German Nutrition Society (DGE).2018. Retrieved on 26.05.2022.
[3]Referencevalues for the intake of folate updated. German Nutrition Society (DGE). 06.02.2019. Retrieved on 26.05.2021.
[4]Selected questions and answers on folate. German Society for Nutrition e.V. December 2018. Retrieved on 07.01.2022.
[5] Folate, folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate are not the same thing. Scaglione F, Panzavolta G. Xenobiotica. 44(5):480-8. May. 2014.
[6 ] Folic acid and L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate: comparison of clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pietrzik K, Bailey L, Shane B. Clin Pharmacokinet. 49(8):535-48. August 2010. accessed 07.01.2022.
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