Effects of Palmaria palmata on lipid metabolism and glycemic control in participants with hypercholesterolemia in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
- 2020-04-03
- RCT · n = 104
- Phytotherapy research : PTR 34(9)
- Takahiro Takase
- Akinobu Nakamura
- Hideaki Miyoshi
- Minori Koga
- Atsuhito Toyomaki
- Ichiro Kusumi
- Rikako Kino
- Yasuyuki Konishi
- Yoshinobu Kiso
- Tatsuya Atsumi
- PubMed: 32242987
- DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6680
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
- Clinical
serum triglyceride showed significantly greater improvement in women in the P. palmata group (-9.0 [-25.0, +5.0]) vs. those in the placebo group (-1.0 [-11.0, +19.0]; p = .03)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 2 g/day