Posted by Larry Hoover on November 1, 2007, at 11:43:41
In reply to Re: Conversion of mcg(micrograms) to mg(milligrams), posted by stargazer2 on November 1, 2007, at 8:36:33
> Larry, so the question is how many 800 mcg pills equal 7.5 mg deplin..
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> If 7.5 mg = 7500 mcg, then you divide 7500 mcg by 800 mcg and get approx. 10.
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> Does anyone know if this is correct? I thought i read something like 70 pills of 800 mcg were necessary to equal 7.5 mg deplin.
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> I get 10. Can anyone verify this number?
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> SGYou're doing that conversion properly, but I think the original comparison was of two different substances, also. Folate is not directly comparable to l-methylfolate, so that also enters into the comparison. By inference, folate supplementation gives approximately one seventh the yield of l-methylfolate? Thus, you would need (10 times) times (7 times) the amount of folate to yield the bioequivalent dose of 7.5 mg of preformed l-methylfolate.
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
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