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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013

Greenselect phytosome for borderline metabolic syndrome.

Gianni Belcaro, Andrea Ledda, Shu Hu, Maria Rosa Cesarone, Beatrice Feragalli, Mark Dugall

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The effect of green tea (Frontiers in nutrition · 2023
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  14. Potential role of phytochemicals in metabolic syndrome prevention and therapy.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gianni BelcaroDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Irvine3 Circulation/Vascular Labs & San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Andrea LeddaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Irvine3 Circulation/Vascular Labs & San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Shu HuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Irvine3 Circulation/Vascular Labs & San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Maria Rosa CesaroneDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Irvine3 Circulation/Vascular Labs & San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Beatrice FeragalliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Irvine3 Circulation/Vascular Labs & San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Mark DugallDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Irvine3 Circulation/Vascular Labs & San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
University of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The beneficial effects of Greenselect Phytosome, a proprietary lecithin formulation of a caffeine-free green tea catechin extract, were evaluated in a controlled registry study on 50 asymptomatic subjects borderline for metabolic syndrome factors and with increased plasma oxidative stress. After 24 weeks of intervention, improvement in weight, blood lipid profile, and blood pressure positioned 68% of subjects in the treatment arm out of the metabolic syndrome profile, while 80% of the subjects in the control group still remained in their initial borderline disease signature. Compared to the control (lifestyle and dietary changes alone), Greenselect Phytosome was especially effective for weight/waist changes. These results highlight the relevance of addressing multiple factors involved in the development of metabolic syndrome with a pleiotropic agent capable of improving the beneficial effects of lifestyle and dietary changes and foster the attainment of a globally improved health profile.

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PMID24348726
PMCPMC3848081
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