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ﾃ…ido fﾃｳlico en la dieta - Overview

Nombres alternativos

ﾃ…ido fﾃｳlico; Pteroilmonoglutamato; Poliglutamil folacina

Definiciﾃｳn:

Es un tipo de vitamina del complejo B. Es la forma artificial (sintﾃｩtica) de folato que se encuentra en suplementos y se le agrega a los alimentos fortificados.

El ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico es hidrosoluble. Las vitaminas hidrosolubles se disuelven en agua. Las cantidades sobrantes de la vitamina salen del cuerpo a travﾃｩs de la orina. Eso quiere decir que el cuerpo no almacena el ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico y usted necesita un suministro continuo de dicha vitamina en los alimentos que consume.

Funciones:

El folato ayuda en el trabajo celular y en el crecimiento de los tejidos. El hecho de tomar la cantidad correcta de ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico antes y durante el embarazo ayuda a prevenir ciertas anomalﾃｭas congﾃｩnitas, incluyendo la espina bﾃｭfida. El folato tambiﾃｩn ayuda a prevenir la anemia.

Ver: ﾃ…ido fﾃｳlico y prevenciﾃｳn de anomalﾃｭas congﾃｩnitas.

La deficiencia de ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico puede causar:

Tambiﾃｩn puede llevar a ciertos tipos de anemia.

El folato trabaja junto con la vitamina B12 y la vitamina C para ayudar al cuerpo a descomponer, utilizar y crear nuevas proteﾃｭnas. La vitamina ayuda a formar glﾃｳbulos rojos y a producir ADN, el pilar fundamental del cuerpo humano, que transporta informaciﾃｳn genﾃｩtica.

Los suplementos de ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico tambiﾃｩn se pueden utilizar para tratar una deficiencia de esta vitamina, ciertos problemas menstruales y ﾃｺlceras en las piernas.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/8/2011
  • Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, University of Washington Medical Center Diabetes Care Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, PantothenicAcid, Biotin, and Choline. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1998.

Escott-Stump S, ed. Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

Sarubin Fragaakis A, Thomson C. The Health Professional's Guide to Popular Dietary Supplements. 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: American Dietetic Association; 2007.

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