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Folate Status Shaped by Taste Receptor Genetics and Sociobehavioral Modulation: Evidence from a Hungarian Cohort.
Nutrients - 8 Feb 2026
Piko Peter, Dioszegi Judit, Kovacs Nora, Adany Roza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Folate is essential for one-carbon metabolism, yet deficiency remains common in non-fortified populations. Bitter-taste-receptor genetics may influence vegetable intake and thus folate status, but the cumulative impact of sensory genetics, diet, and sociodemographic factors is unclear. This study aimed to investigate how taste-related genetic variants, aggregated into a polygenic score (PGS), together...
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