If you take aloe vera gel along with a vitamin C pill, your body might absorb more vitamin C and keep it in your blood longer than if you took the pill alone.

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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Crossover trial of Aloe Vera on Bioavailability of Vitamins C and B12, Blood Glucose, and Lipid Profile in Healthy Human Subjects

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2010 Jun

The study gave people aloe gel along with vitamin C and found that the vitamin C stayed in their blood longer and at higher levels than when they took vitamin C alone — exactly what the claim says.

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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Crossover trial of Aloe Vera on Bioavailability of Vitamins C and B12, Blood Glucose, and Lipid Profile in Healthy Human Subjects

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DOI: 10.3109/19390211003781693

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When you take aloe gel along with a vitamin B12 pill, your blood B12 levels rise faster and higher than if you just take the pill alone — so the aloe might help your body absorb the vitamin better.

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