Mastering Nutrition

Biotin Causes a Multitude of False Lab Tests | Here is What to Do


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High-dose biotin supplements can cause a multitude of false lab tests, masking recent heart attacks, pregnancies, or allergies, giving false signals about tumors, and far more.

In this episode, I lay out for you the nature, scope, and magnitude of the problem, and develop actionable strategies you can use to protect your lab tests from generating false information as a result of this phenomenon.

You can find the written and fully referenced version of this episode here:

https://chrismasterjohnphd.substack.com/p/biotin-causes-false-lab-tests

The written version also contains some figures that help you visualize the mechanistic information.

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In High Protein? You Need More Biotin, I made the case that 30 micrograms per day is not enough for adults, and that many people need 150-300 micrograms per day, depending on how much protein they eat.

My simple food-based recommendations for getting enough biotin are found in my Cliff Notes (free for Masterpass members here). To learn more about the Masterpass, click here.

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Chris Masterjohn, PhD, is the Founder and Scientific Director of the mitochondria test Mitome.

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