Product name:Betaine HCL
Product description:Betaine hydrochloride is an acidic
form of betaine, a vitamin-like substance found in grains and other
foods. Betaine hydrochloride is recommended by some doctors as a
supplemental source of hydrochloric acid for people who have a
deficiency of stomach acid production (hypochlorhydria).
A deficiency of gastric acid secretion increases the likelihood and
severity of certain bacterial and parasitic intestinal infections.
A normal stomach’s level of gastric acid is sufficient to destroy
bacteria.1 In one study, most fasting people who had normal acidity
in the stomach had virtually no bacteria in the small intestine.
Some bacterial colonization of the stomach occurred in people who
had low levels of hydrochloric acid.
