Inositol wordt vaak onder de B-vitamines geschaard, maar is eigenlijk geen essentiële voedingsstof aangezien het in het lichaam gesynthetiseerd kan worden. In de natuur komt inositol hoofdzakelijk voor in de vorm van myo-inositol (cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-hexahydroxycyclohexaan). Myo-inositol is onder meer van belang voor de vetzuurstofwisseling, galvorming, hersenfunctie en insulinewerking. Bij vrouwen met PCOS (polycysteus ovarium syndroom), insulineresistentie en oligomenorroe kan suppletie met (myo-)inositol (4 gram/dag) leiden tot verbetering van ovariumfunctie en zwangerschapskans, verbetering van bloedlipiden (daling LDL en triglyceriden, stijging HDL) en gewichtsafname.
Lecithine, fruit, noten.
Niet bekend.
Myo-inositol is veilig in de geadviseerde doseringen.
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