Rhonda Patrick· PhD
This can increase brain growth factors and brain antioxidants.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
This can increase brain growth factors and brain antioxidants.
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