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Eating foods high in folate and taking a specific probiotic might boost the body's active form of folate by 15% in healthy middle-aged guys—no pills needed.
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Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
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2021 Apr 12The study found that a healthy lifestyle program increased active folate in the blood by 15%, which matches the claim. But it didn’t test just folate-rich foods and one specific probiotic, so we can’t be sure that part caused the effect.
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