Paul Saladino· MD
Folic acid does not occur in nature; tetrahydrofolate or methylfolate are naturally occuring forms.
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.
Folic acid does not occur in nature; tetrahydrofolate or methylfolate are naturally occuring forms.
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folic acid does not occur in nature (tetrahydrofolate or methylfolate are naturally occuring forms).
one of my pet peeves is that researchers continue to misquote this this is not a deficiency of folic acid this is a deficiency of folate folic acid does not occur in the human organism do not make that mistake if you guys are talking about this