What are the special features of our
Betaine TMG?
Prevents cardiovascular disease and dementia
Betaine has the special ability to break down homocysteine. Homocysteine is a non-proteinogenic amino acid, i.e. it cannot be used to form vital proteins. On the contrary, homocysteine can actually do a lot of damage in our human body.
If there is too much of it in our body, it can affect the blood vessels and thus also lead to cardiovascular diseases. In addition, too high a level of homocysteine can contribute to diseases such as depression, dementia, eclampsia, neural tube defects and macular degeneration. It is therefore all the more important to keep blood levels of homocysteine as low as possible.
Betaine TMG can counteract this. Since homocysteine is formed from the essential amino acid methionine, it can be converted back to methionine by methylation. This requires a methyl group. This is exactly what betaine can provide.
Betaine TMG: a wide range of uses
In addition to lowering the homocysteine level, betaine can also influence various metabolic processes. Animal studies have shown that the intake of betaine can alleviate digestive complaints. The intake of betaine led to an increased activity of the digestive enzymes amylase, lipase, trypsin and chemotrypsin in the experiments, which causes this effect (1). In one study, betaine successfully supported the liver in fat processing (2).
Betaine TMG is also of interest for athletes. Several studies show that the intake of betaine reduces the depletion of energy reserves and promotes an increase in performance and the build-up of muscle mass (3).
Source
(1) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32549862/
(2) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11569700/
(3) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24760587/
