Folato Optimizado 1000 Mcg
El folato interviene en la síntesis de neurotransmisores y en reacciones enzimáticas críticas en todo el cuerpo. Al reducir el exceso de homocisteína, el folato beneficia la salud cardiovascular y la función del sistema nervioso.
Sin embargo, quienes toman suplementos de ácido fólico ordinario pueden no estar experimentando todo su espectro de efectos. Esto se debe a que el ácido fólico en sí no es biológicamente activo, sino que su importancia biológica se debe a su forma activa llamada 5-metiltetrahidrofolato (5-MTHF) después de su conversión a ácido dihidrofólico en el hígado. Las investigaciones demuestran que en una gran proporción de la población, las deficiencias genéticas de la enzima dihidrofolato reductasa limitaron la conversión del folato a 5-MTHF, dejando a muchos vulnerables a niveles bajos de 5-MTHF en la sangre (y niveles de homocisteína más altos de lo deseado).
Un enfoque más útil es tomar directamente el folato bioactivo 5-MTHF, que ha sido desclasificado como fármaco y ahora está disponible como suplemento dietético. Se ha demostrado que el 5-MTHF eleva drásticamente los niveles de folato en los glóbulos rojos en comparación con la suplementación con ácido fólico. El 5-MTHF es hasta siete veces más biodisponible que el ácido fólico. Esta mayor biodisponibilidad es especialmente importante en personas que tienen una deficiencia enzimática genética, ya que el 5-MTHF no requiere conversión para ser biológicamente activo.
Las personas con niveles elevados de homocisteína tienen un mayor riesgo de deterioro cognitivo. A diferencia del ácido fólico, el 5-MTHF es capaz de cruzar la barrera hematoencefálica, lo cual es especialmente importante para las personas con dificultades cognitivas para mejorar la síntesis de acetilcolina en el cerebro, el neurotransmisor asociado con la memoria.
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FOLATO OPTIMIZADO El folato interviene en la síntesis de neurotransmisores y en reacciones enzimáticas críticas en todo el cuerpo. Al reducir el exceso de homocisteína, el folato beneficia la salud cardiovascular y la función del sistema nervioso. Sin embargo, quienes toman suplementos de ácido fólico ordinario pueden no estar experimentando todo su espectro de efectos. Esto se debe a que el ácido fólico en sí no es biológ...

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