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Limnospira platensisFinding

Limnospira platensis has no detected effect on total cholesterol (TC)

no difference foundModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×2

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“No differences were found between the spirulina and placebo conditions for serum total cholesterol (P = 0.443), LDL-C (P = 0.677), HDL-C (P = 0.273) and triacylglycerol concentrations (P = 0.684).”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of spirulina and wakame consumption on intestinal cholesterol absorption and serum lipid concentrations in non-hypercholesterolemic adult men and women.
This finding among the 116 findings on its endpoint

Limnospira platensis

Total cholesterol (TC)

no difference found

Who
35 healthy non-hypercholesterolaemic men and women (15 men, 20 women) aged 18-70, double-blind randomised three-period crossover (spirulina, wakame, placebo; 17 days each, washout at least 14 days); serum total cholesterol by CHOD-PAP at the end of each period
Dose studied
12 capsules of 400 mg spirulina daily (4.8 g/day), four capsules after each main meal, for 17 days

Moderate evidencePMID 31388739 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
17 days

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

European journal of nutrition
What else it reported4 findings · 0 compounds · 4 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71PG7TXY03JRP4PP8XCXJ0K