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Bioactive Folic Acid

Bioactive Folic Acid – Why?
Why is taking biologically active folic acid as opposed to biologically inactive folic acid so important?

The folic acid absorbed through food may be partially destroyed by cooking and industrial processes [1].

To compensate for a deficiency, biologically active folic acid should be used when possible. Synthetic folic acid must first be converted in the body in several steps into the active form. For the body, this is associated with energy expenditure and requires a series of enzymatic reactions.
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