Inositol is a molecule present in nature in multiple conformations and the most common is the one called myo-inositol; inositol is also often identified as vitamin B7 due to the importance it has for our body even if it cannot properly be considered a vitamin because this molecule can be produced autonomously by the human body starting from glucose. It is also found in some foods such as cereals, nuts, fruit such as melons and oranges, as well as in meat. Myo-inositol carries out its biological functions by integrating within the phospholipids of the cell membrane.
An adequate intake of myo-inositol is important in order to maintain a woman's well-being condition: in fact, an altered metabolism or deficiency of myo-inositol has been found in subjects with an altered response to sugars and in women with ovaries polycystic disease (PCOS). For this reason myo-inositol is increasingly used by women who wish to become pregnant also in association with the use of folic acid supplements such as VITA FOLIC or VITA METAFOLIC.