Bluebonnet Folic Acid 800 Mcg, 180 Ct

Bluebonnet’s Folic Acid vegetable capsules provide pure crystalline folic acid in easy-to-swallow vegetable capsules for maximum assimilation and absorption. Folic acid is used for preventing and treating low blood levels of folic acid, as well as its complications, anemia, the inability for the bowel to absorb nutrients properly. It can also be used for ulcerative colitis, liver disease, alcoholism, and kidney dialysis. For women who are pregnant or might become pregnant take folic acid to prevent miscarriage and "neutral tube defects, "birth defects such as spina bifida. Folic acid is involved in producing DNA.Bluebonnet Nutrition – Folic Acid 800 mcg. – 180 Vegetarian Capsules Bluebonnet Nutrition Folic Acid 800 mcg. provides pure crystalline folic acid in easy-to-swallow vegetable capsules for maximum assimilation and absorption. Folic Acid contains 800 mcg. per serving to help support a healthy heart, energy and metabolism. Bluebonnet Nutrition’s Folic Acid 800 mcg. is vegan, kosher and gluten free. B Vitamins The scientists who first discovered vitamin B believed that it was a single compound; however, with the advances in technology, it was soon discovered that it was a family of eight water-soluble compounds. Today, with the exception of B6 and B12, B vitamins are referred to by their names: thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), biotin and folate. Exceptional dietary sources of B vitamins include fortified cereals, ham, tuna, wheat germ, liver, milk, spinach and lentils. B vitamins primarily serve as coenzymes or parts of coenzymes. Coenzymes are catalysts. They activate enzymes, speeding up reactions in the body. As a result, B vitamins are involved in a wide variety of functions, including the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and fat; and the synthesis of neurotransmitters, betaine, RNA/DNA, red blood cells, antioxidants, and amino acids involved in the reduction of homocysteine levels. What are Vitamins? Vitamins are essential organic (carbon-containing) nutrients that are found in food, and they contribute to good health by regulating metabolism and assisting in the biochemical processes that release energy from digested food. They are classified as either fat- or water-soluble. The fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E and K. The water-soluble vitamins include thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), B6, folate, B12, biotin, pantothenic acid (B5), and vitamin C (ascorbic acid). With the exception of B12, water-soluble vitamins are stored in the body in limited amounts and are excreted within one to four days;