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Malus domestica decreases LDL cholesterol

lowersLimited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“WA decreased serum TC (P = 0.006), LDL cholesterol (P = 0.031), and TAG (P = 0.021) compared with the CB.”
Quoted verbatim from Two apples a day lower serum cholesterol and improve cardiometabolic biomarkers in mildly hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized, controlled, crossover trial.
This finding among the 103 findings on its endpoint

Malus domestica

LDL cholesterol

lowers

Who
40 mildly hypercholesterolemic adults (TC above 5.2 mmol/L), randomized crossover, 8 weeks per arm with 4-week washout
Dose studied
2 apples per day (340 g without core)

Limited evidencePMID 31840162 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
8 weeks

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limitedthis finding
  • very limited
  • insufficient

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M70WGDHGS8MC4HCPFN6VKW6H