Chlorella vulgaris has no detected effect on LDL cholesterol

no difference foundLimited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The serum LDL-C and HDL-C levels, however, did not change significantly in the Chlorella group during the study; thus, there were no significant differences between the groups.”

Quoted verbatim from Impact of daily Chlorella consumption on serum lipid and carotenoid profiles in mildly hypercholesterolemic adults: a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

This finding among the 103 findings on its endpoint

Chlorella vulgaris

LDL cholesterol

no difference found

Who: Adults over 20 with mildly elevated serum total cholesterol (5.18 to 6.48 mmol/L), Korea, 4-week intervention after a 2-week lead-in
Dose studied: 5 g/day, 12 tablets after meals

Limited evidencePMID 24920270 · 2014

02 · The study

Study: RCT
Duration: 4 weeks

Evidence, by strength

strong
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insufficient

03 · The paper

Nutrition journal

Impact of daily Chlorella consumption on serum lipid and carotenoid profiles in mildly hypercholesterolemic adults: a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

2014PMID 24920270doi 10.1186/1475-2891-13-57

What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71F5YQ08G1MNJBWFXECDS71