The Claim
Daily supplementation with a multivitamin, mineral, and herbal formula for 16 weeks significantly increases blood levels of vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 in healthy adults aged 55–65, with effect sizes indicating large clinical relevance (partial η² = 0.536 for B6 in women; partial η² = 0.486 for B6 in men), demonstrating a direct causal effect of supplementation on these biomarkers.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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Taking a daily multivitamin, mineral, and herbal supplement for 16 weeks raises blood levels of vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 in healthy adults aged 55–65, with large effect sizes observed for both vitamins.
See the scientific wording
Daily supplementation with a multivitamin, mineral, and herbal formula for 16 weeks significantly increases blood levels of vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 in healthy adults aged 55–65, with effect sizes indicating large clinical relevance (partial η² = 0.536 for B6 in women; partial η² = 0.486 for B6 in men), demonstrating a direct causal effect of supplementation on these biomarkers.
When a person takes a multivitamin daily, the vitamins B6 and B12 in the pill dissolve in the gut, get absorbed into the bloodstream, and travel to cells throughout the body, raising the amount of these vitamins in the blood.
What the research says
1 studyTaking this daily multivitamin for 16 weeks clearly raised B6 and B12 levels in the blood of older adults, just like the claim says — even though it didn’t make people remember things better.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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