Pumpkin and Increased High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

Doses used in studies

g/day: 2 (median 2, IQR 2–2) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 2.8 months · IQR 2.8 months–2.8 months · Range 2.8 months–2.8 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Improvement in HDL cholesterol in postmenopausal women supplemented with pumpkin seed oil: pilot study.

2011-05-05
RCT · n = 35
Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society 14(5)
- M Gossell-Williams
- C Hyde
- T Hunter
- D Simms-Stewart
- H Fletcher
- D McGrowder
- C A Walters

PubMed: 21545273
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2011.563882

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Increased High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

High evidence
Adults

Women receiving pumpkin seed oil showed a significant increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations (0.92 ± 0.23 mmol/l vs. 1.07 ± 0.27 mmol/l; p = 0.029)

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Moderate
Significant: Yes
Dose: 2 g per day