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L-methylfolate may accelerate age-related mental decline
L-methylfolate may accelerate age-related mental decline Excess folic acid intake may speed age-related mental decline, particularly in people with low vitamin B12 levels. One study in people over the age of 60 linked high blood levels of folate or UMFA to mental decline in those with low vitamin B12 levels. This link was not seen in those with normal B12 levels .
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L-methylfolate can mask a vitamin B12 deficiency
L-methylfolate can mask a vitamin B12 deficiency High folic acid intake may mask a vitamin B12 deficiency. Your body uses vitamin B12 to make red blood cells and keep your heart, brain, and nervous system functioning optimally .
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How much dietary folate equivalent is appropriate?
How much dietary folate equivalent is appropriate? Because folic acid is more readily absorbed than folate from food, the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have developed dietary folate equivalents (DFEs) to set clearer folate intake recommendations.
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How Excess Folic Acid Develops-Magnafolate
How Excess Folic Acid Develops-Magnafolate Your body doesn’t absorb folate as easily as it absorbs folic acid. It’s estimated that about 85% of folic acid from fortified foods or supplements is absorbed, while only 50% of natural folate from foods is used by your body.
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The side effects of too much folic acid-Magnafolate
The side effects of too much folic acid-Magnafolate Folic acid is the synthetic form of vitamin B9, and it’s only found in vitamin supplements and some fortified foods. When vitamin B9 occurs naturally in foods, it’s called folate. You get folate from beans, oranges, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, avocados, leafy greens, and more.
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Dosage and safety of methylfolate-Magnafolate
Dosage and safety of methylfolate-Magnafolate Increasing folate through natural sources like foods is generally safe. However, supplementing with high doses of folic acid has been associated with adverse side effects. Side effects of excess folic acid include masking a B12 deficiency, compromised immune function, and increased prostate cancer risk. Nevertheless, toxicity is rare. That’s because your body readily removes excess folate, as it’s a water-soluble vitamin.
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