High dose folic acid may be inflammatory rather than helping health. A comment about a post by Dr. Jen Gunter turned into a post about osteocalcin and its regulation by folate/folic acid.
This is a great introduction into the issues surrounding folic acid, commonly required as an addition to many "processed" foods including most commercial breads (which after all, are "processed" wheat). Besides what is mentioned in this substack today in deNutrients-News, there's a lot of research now connected with "Unmetabolized serum folic acid", a known contributor to certain cancers and other metabolic issues. The crux of the matter is that with constant ingestion of foods and supplements containing folic acid, there tends to be a build up of folic acid that persists in circulation, all to the detriment of the individual who is accumulating this threat to health. It seems that folic acid that is not put to use is not easily eliminated, and thus shows in rising levels in blood serum, acting as more of a toxin than a useful substance.
JD - Excellent on Folate folly - involved in methylation, too little or too much can encourage cancer.
In the US - Folic acid is found in fortified foods, mandatory fortification of wheat flour and enriched cereal grain products with FOLATE = 140mcg per 100gm of product.
1000mcg is the daily upper limit and given the former involuntary supplementation, many are overdosing without knowing it.
"culling by healthcare - their information is supporting the mainstream goals"
This is a great introduction into the issues surrounding folic acid, commonly required as an addition to many "processed" foods including most commercial breads (which after all, are "processed" wheat). Besides what is mentioned in this substack today in deNutrients-News, there's a lot of research now connected with "Unmetabolized serum folic acid", a known contributor to certain cancers and other metabolic issues. The crux of the matter is that with constant ingestion of foods and supplements containing folic acid, there tends to be a build up of folic acid that persists in circulation, all to the detriment of the individual who is accumulating this threat to health. It seems that folic acid that is not put to use is not easily eliminated, and thus shows in rising levels in blood serum, acting as more of a toxin than a useful substance.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2904036/
JD - Excellent on Folate folly - involved in methylation, too little or too much can encourage cancer.
In the US - Folic acid is found in fortified foods, mandatory fortification of wheat flour and enriched cereal grain products with FOLATE = 140mcg per 100gm of product.
1000mcg is the daily upper limit and given the former involuntary supplementation, many are overdosing without knowing it.
"culling by healthcare - their information is supporting the mainstream goals"
Not by happenstance - invoke Rule 39.
How about folate as (6S)-5-MTHF [from (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Glucosamine Salt])?
This is the form used in Jarrow's B-Right B complex product.
I don't really know how that differs from 5MTHF.
It sounds like it would bioactive.