October 1, 2002Lipids

Supplementation with a pine bark extract rich in polyphenols increases plasma antioxidant capacity and alters the plasma lipoprotein profile

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Why the study?

Does pine bark extract (Pycnogenol) improve oxidative stress and lipid profiles in healthy subjects?

Population

25 healthy subjects

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

10 weeks (6 weeks supplementation, 4 weeks washout)

Authors

SDSridevi DevarajBaylor University SVSonia Vega‐LópezUniversity of Arizona NKNalini KaulBloom Fertility Centre

Discussion

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Implication

Hypothesis-generating in healthy subjects; prospective randomized trials needed before clinical adoption.

Structured PICO

Does pine bark extract (Pycnogenol) improve oxidative stress and lipid profiles in healthy subjects?

Population

25 healthy subjects

Intervention

Pine bark extract (Pycnogenol) 150 mg/d oral for 6 weeks

Outcome

Measures of oxidative stress (oxygen radical absorbance capacity [ORAC]) and lipid profile (LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol)surrogate

Oral supplementation with pine bark extract (150 mg/d) for 6 weeks improves plasma antioxidant capacity and favorably alters the lipid profile in healthy subjects.

Cite This Study

Devaraj et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d76d81086f9d6299f30f2e https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-006-0982-3

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Supplementation with a pine bark extract rich in polyphenols increases plasma antioxidant capacity and alters the plasma lipoprotein profile

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Supplementation with a pine bark extract rich in polyphenols increases plasma antioxidant capacity and alters the plasma lipoprotein profile

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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