Low dose daily folic acid (400 μg) supplementation does not affect regulation of folate transporters found present throughout the terminal ileum and colon of humans: a randomized clinical trial

CONCLUSIONS: Folate transporters are present throughout the terminal ileum and colon; there is little evidence that a low dose folic acid supplementation affects colonic absorption.CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY NUMBER: NCT03421483 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03421483.PMID:38157986 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.018

Source: Am J Clin Nutr - December 29, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Colleen C Farrell Siya Khanna Md Tozammel Hoque Aneta Plaga Nancy Basset Ishba Syed George Biouss Susanne Aufreiter Norman Marcon Reina Bendayan Young-In Kim Deborah L O'Connor Source Type: research