Why the study?
Does astaxanthin improve symptoms, vascular function, and oxidative stress in healthy postmenopausal women with high oxidative stress?
Population
20 healthy postmenopausal women with high oxidative stress, mean age 55.7±4.8 years, mean BMI 22.1±3.9.
Design
Cohort, open-label
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Should not yet change practice; leaves open vascular benefits of astaxanthin in postmenopausal women pending randomized trials.
Does astaxanthin improve symptoms, vascular function, and oxidative stress in healthy postmenopausal women with high oxidative stress?
In a small, open-label study of postmenopausal women with high oxidative stress, 8 weeks of astaxanthin supplementation improved blood pressure, ABI, and some patient-reported symptoms.
Iwabayashi et al. (2009) studied this question.
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