Product Review
Life Extension Mega Benfotiamine 250 mg, 120 vegetarian capsules (Pack of 2)
- DOUBLE VALUE PACK! You are buying TWO of Life Extension Mega Benfotiamine 250 mg, 120 vegetarian capsules
Benfotiamine, a fat-soluble form of vitamin B1 (thiamine), supports healthy blood sugar metabolism and helps protect the body’s tissues against advanced glycation end products and oxidative stress.
- Life Extension Mega Benfotiamine 250 mg, 120 vegetarian capsules
- For example, the enzyme transketolase is critical to blood sugar metabolism. Like many enzymes, transketolase requires a co-factor. In this case, it needs assistance from thiamine. Unfortunately, thiamine is water-soluble, which makes it less available to the interior of the cell. Benfotiamine is fat-soluble and can easily penetrate into the inside of cells. It is also more bioavailable than the water-soluble thiamine.
In a landmark study, benfotiamine effectively increased transketolase
