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The effect of Chlorella supplementation in pregnant women with low-grade inflammation.

Food science & nutrition2024The record ↗

  1. Finding, limited evidenceno difference foundC-reactive protein concentration

No finding here moved its endpoint.

What did not

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  • No detected effect on C-reactive protein concentration

    limited

    “Although the CRP level at 16 weeks gestation was higher in the Chlorella group than in the control group, there were no significant differences at 35 weeks gestation.”
    Study
    RCT
    Dose studied
    6 g per day (30 tablets) from 12 to 18 weeks gestation until delivery
    Population
    Pregnant women with low-grade inflammation (CRP above 0.05 mg/dL at 16 weeks gestation), open-label randomised, control group received no Chlorella; multivitamin and mineral use was voluntary in both groups; 35 weeks gestation timepoint; CRP was higher in the Chlorella group at baseline

Study record

Design
randomised controlled trial
Species
human
Population
Pregnant women with low-grade inflammation (CRP >0.05 mg/dL at 16 weeks gestation), Okinawa, Japan
Participants
22
Comparator
no treatment
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
27