flaxseed and Reduced Lipoprotein (a) Level

• Does flaxseed supplementation affect apo-lipoproteins? A GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • 2024-10
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators 174
  • • Sasan Pourbagher Benam
    • Seyedsaber Mirabdali
    • Negar Ebrahimi
    • Maziar Daneshvar
    • Shima Vahedi
    • Fateme Abbasifard
    • Mahsa Rounagh

  • PubMed: 39002708
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2024.106872

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced Lipoprotein (a) Level

  • High evidence

  lipo(a) decreased (SMD: -0.34; 95% CI: -0.59, -0.09, p=0.007; I²=30.3%, heterogeneity p=0.197)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  flaxseed supplementation