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Chlorella vulgarisFinding

Chlorella vulgaris has no detected effect on HDL cholesterol

no difference foundVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“A significant rise in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level was observed in HIIT and HIIT + CV groups in comparison with placebo group, however CV consumption failed to affect HDL cholesterol levels.”
Quoted verbatim from Chlorella vulgaris in combination with high intensity interval training in overweight and obese women: a randomized double-blind clinical trial.
This finding among the 93 findings on its endpoint

Chlorella vulgaris

HDL cholesterol

no difference found

Who
Women with overweight or obesity in a four-arm trial (CV, HIIT, CV plus HIIT, placebo); this finding is the CV-alone arm against placebo, 8 weeks
Dose studied
900 mg a day

Very limited evidencePMID 34178863 · 2021

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
8 weeks

Evidence, by strength

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

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71F60QKBRRS2KKW7ATNCMZ4