Folic acid in Vitamin B9 is a synthetic substance, being produced only in the 40s, when it began to be introduced into medicines and some foods, such as bread. An American study showed that folic acid accelerates the development of cancer. B9 is a generic name for the compounds of this folic acid, compounds called folates, from the Latin folium , meaning leaf. Folates are found in the leaves of green plants, being a natural substance that the body is used to metabolizing. The main difference between natural vitamin B9 and folic acid is that, while the synthetic substance is fully assimilated, the natural versions are easily eliminated by the body when in excess. Therefore, it favors the healing of bowel, breast or prostate cancer, while folic acid accelerates its evolution.
WHERE DO WE FIND VITAMIN B9 NATURALLY?
- exotic fruits: such as oranges, bananas, avocados, mangoes
- legumes: beans, lentils, chickpeas.
- chicken eggs (especially the yolk)
- vegetables: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, asparagus
- fresh leaves, such as those of spinach, nettle, stevia, lettuce
Fortunately, vitamin B9 is found in many foods, becoming deficient only in people who consume refined food or when the need for this vitamin increases (in case of pregnancy, breastfeeding, convalescence, etc.).