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L-methylfolate and Folic Acid are same
Is L-methylfolate same as Folic Acid ? If i take 1 mg L-methylfolate, will it be equal to 1 mg Folic Acid. Can i take L-methylfolate in place of Folic Acid and vice versa ??
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U can take 1mg methyl folate, which is better. Even if u take plain folic acid, 5mg, thats also fine.
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L methyl folate is biologically active form of folic acid while folic acid is inactive form of folic acid
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25 percent of our population carries the mutation of methyl tetrahydrofolate reductase enzyme that converts folic acid to L methyl folate.
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It is cheaper to take L methyl folate rather then test yourself to test for this genetic mutation of enzyme synthesis
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