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Trial reportJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2026

Effects of folic acid combined with resistance training on body composition and blood biomarkers in adult males.

Chaowei Yang, Mingming Huang, Haiyuan Zhou, Haoyang Sun, Qi Wang, Ruoxin Yin, Jian Wu

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Chaowei YangSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0005-0011-8716
Mingming HuangSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China.
Haiyuan ZhouSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China.
Haoyang SunSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China.
Qi WangSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China.
Ruoxin YinSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China.
Jian WuSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6690-4561

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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the effects of folic acid supplementation combined with resistance training on body composition, homocysteine (Hcy), and lipid-related biomarkers in adult males.

methodsForty healthy male college students were recruited and randomly divided into four groups: control, resistance training (RT), folic acid supplementation (FA), and resistance training + folic acid supplementation (RF) condition (

resultsRegarding body composition, the RF produced the greatest increase in skeletal muscle mass (SMM; + 4.79 ± 2.42 kg), which was significantly larger than the increases observed in the control (+0.96 ± 1.50 kg), FA (+1.03 ± 1.68 kg), and RT (+0.91 ± 1.12 kg) (all

conclusionsFolic acid supplementation combined with resistance training was associated with greater gains in skeletal muscle mass, greater reductions in body fat mass, lower Hcy, and higher HDL-C than either intervention alone. These favorable biomarker changes may contribute to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease; however, these findings should be interpreted as preliminary rather than definitive evidence of cardiometabolic benefit.

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Body CompositionDietary SupplementsFolic AcidResistance TrainingAdultBiomarkersHomocysteineHumansLipidsMaleMuscle, SkeletalYoung AdultBiomarkersFolic AcidHomocysteineLipidsblood lipidsbody compositionFolic acidhomocysteinresistance training

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PMID42627860
PMCPMC13501745

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