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Limnospira platensisFinding

Limnospira platensis decreases systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowersModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Pooled analysis revealed that Spirulina intake led to a significant lowering of SBP (MD: −4.59 mmHg, 95% CI: −8.20 to −0.99, I2 = 65%).”

Quoted verbatim from Effect of Spirulina Supplementation on Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

This finding among the 88 findings on its endpoint

Limnospira platensis

Systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowers

Effect as reported

−4.59mean difference

CI −8.2 to −0.99

Who: Adults with co-existing disease (hypertension, type 2 diabetes, chronic joint pain, ulcerative colitis) in 5 parallel-group randomised trials of spirulina; four used placebo and one no intervention as control
Dose studied: 1 to 8 g per day

Moderate evidencePMID 34578932 · 2021

02 · The study

Study: meta-analysis
Duration: not reported

Evidence, by strength

strong
moderatethis finding
limited
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insufficient

03 · The paper

Nutrients

Effect of Spirulina Supplementation on Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

2021PMID 34578932doi 10.3390/nu13093054

What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71KW3REBQ1PKXZB9Q7T9MGK