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Limnospira platensisFinding

Limnospira platensis has no detected effect on LDL cholesterol

no difference foundModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×2

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Changes in LDL‐C and total cholesterol serum levels did not differ within or between groups.”

Quoted verbatim from The effect of Spirulina sauce, as a functional food, on cardiometabolic risk factors, oxidative stress biomarkers, glycemic profile, and liver enzymes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients: A randomized double-blinded clinical trial.

This finding among the 103 findings on its endpoint

Limnospira platensis

LDL cholesterol

no difference found

Who: Adults aged 18-70 with ultrasound-diagnosed NAFLD; spirulina sauce versus placebo sauce, same fat, carbohydrate and salt, placebo coloured with chlorophyll E-141
Dose studied: 2 g Spirulina per day in one sauce sachet, 8 consecutive weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 35154670 · 2022

02 · The study

Study: RCT
Duration: 8 weeks

Evidence, by strength

strong
moderatethis finding
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insufficient

03 · The paper

Food science & nutrition

The effect of Spirulina sauce, as a functional food, on cardiometabolic risk factors, oxidative stress biomarkers, glycemic profile, and liver enzymes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients: A randomized double-blinded clinical trial.

2022PMID 35154670doi 10.1002/fsn3.2368

What else it reported3 findings · 0 compounds · 3 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71MKQR4EJ1TF7SG7MG6KX9M