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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

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The latest peer-reviewed supplement and nutrition research, newest first — each study linked to the supplements and health outcomes it covers.

Lactobacillus helveticus: the proteolytic system
- 2013
- Frontiers in Microbiology 4
- - M. Griffiths
  - A. Tellez
- PubMed: 23467265
- DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00030
4 Insights on
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Various treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia: A current update.
- 2012
- Review
- Journal of mid-life health 3(1)
- - Alankar Shrivastava
  - Vipin B Gupta
- PubMed: 22923974
- DOI: 10.4103/0976-7800.98811
1 Insight on
- Improved Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms
- Low evidence
Antimicrobial and Probiotic Properties of Yeasts: From Fundamental to Novel Applications
- 2012
- Frontiers in Microbiology 3
- - Rima J. Hatoum
  - S. Labrie
  - I. Fliss
- PubMed: 23267352
- DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00421
1 Insight on
- Effective Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Oral administration of Bifidobacterium longum ameliorates influenza virus infection in mice.
- 2011
- Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 34(8)
- - N. Iwabuchi
  - J. Xiao
  - T. Yaeshima
  - K. Iwatsuki
- PubMed: 21804232
- DOI: 10.1248/BPB.34.1352
3 Insights on
- Low evidence
A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines used in the treatment of obesity.
- 2009
- Systematic Review · n = 77
- World journal of gastroenterology 15(25)
- - Shirin Hasani-Ranjbar
  - Neda Nayebi
  - Bagher Larijani
  - Mohammad Abdollahi
- PubMed: 19575486
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3073
1 Insight on
- Reduced Body Weight
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
The use of a Cissus quadrangularis/Irvingia gabonensis combination in the management of weight loss: a double-blind placebo-controlled study.
- 2008
- RCT · n = 24
- Lipids in health and disease 7(1)
- - Julius E Oben
  - Judith L Ngondi
  - Claudia N Momo
  - Gabriel A Agbor
  - Caroline S Makamto Sobgui
- PubMed: 18377661
- DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-7-12
6 Insights on
- High evidence
Pueraria mirifica phytoestrogens improve dyslipidemia in postmenopausal women probably by activating estrogen receptor subtypes.
- 2008
- RCT
- The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine 216(4)
- - Shinichi Okamura
  - Yoshie Sawada
  - Teturou Satoh
  - Hironosuke Sakamoto
  - Yuichiro Saito
  - Hiroyuki Sumino
  - Takako Takizawa
  - Toshiaki Kogure
  - Chiayo Chaichantipyuth
  - Yoshihiro Higuchi
  - Tsutomu Ishikawa
  - Tetsuo Sakamaki
- PubMed: 19060449
- DOI: 10.1620/tjem.216.341
6 Insights on
- High evidence
Pycnogenol, French maritime pine bark extract, augments endothelium-dependent vasodilation in humans.
- 2007
- RCT · n = 8
- Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension 30(9)
- - Kenji Nishioka
  - Takayuki Hidaka
  - Shuji Nakamura
  - Takashi Umemura
  - Daisuke Jitsuiki
  - Junko Soga
  - Chikara Goto
  - Kazuaki Chayama
  - Masao Yoshizumi
  - Yukihito Higashi
- PubMed: 18037769
- DOI: 10.1291/hypres.30.775
2 Insights on
- Reduced Forearm Blood Flow Response to Acetylcholine
- Augmented Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation
- High evidence
Increasing dietary fiber intake in terms of kiwifruit improves constipation in Chinese patients.
- 2007
- Clinical Trial
- World journal of gastroenterology 13(35)
- - Annie-On-On Chan
  - Gigi Leung
  - Teresa Tong
  - Nina-Yh Wong
- PubMed: 17729399
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i35.4771
5 Insights on
- Moderate evidence
The efficacy of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. (silymarin) in the treatment of type II diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial.
- 2006
- RCT · n = 26
- Phytotherapy research : PTR 20(12)
- - H Fallah Huseini
  - B Larijani
  - R Heshmat
  - H Fakhrzadeh
  - B Radjabipour
  - T Toliat
  - Mohsin Raza
- PubMed: 17072885
- DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1988
7 Insights on
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Effects of perilla seed oil supplementation on leukotriene generation by leucocytes in patients with asthma associated with lipometabolism.
- 2000
- Clinical Trial
- International archives of allergy and immunology 122(2)
- - M Okamoto
  - F Mitsunobu
  - K Ashida
  - T Mifune
  - Y Hosaki
  - H Tsugeno
  - S Harada
  - Y Tanizaki
  - M Kataoka
  - K Niiya
  - M Harada
- PubMed: 10878492
- DOI: 10.1159/000024369
7 Insights on
- Moderate evidence
Cholesterol-lowering effects of psyllium seed associated with urea metabolism.
- 1998
- Clinical Trial
- Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin 21(2)
- - K Segawa
  - T Kataoka
  - Y Fukuo
- PubMed: 9514618
- DOI: 10.1248/bpb.21.184
6 Insights on
- Moderate evidence