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Trial reportBiological trace element research2016

Effect of Spirulina maxima Supplementation on Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, and Zinc Status in Obese Patients with Treated Hypertension.

J Suliburska, M Szulińska, A A Tinkov, P Bogdański

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Biological trace element research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

J SuliburskaDepartment of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31 Str., 60-624, Poznan, Poland. jsulibur@au.poznan.pl.
M SzulińskaDepartment of Education and Obesity Treatment and Metabolic Disorders, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
A A TinkovOrenburg State Medical University, Orenburg, Russia.
P BogdańskiDepartment of Education and Obesity Treatment and Metabolic Disorders, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PLOrenburg State Medical Academy · RUUniversity of Life Sciences in Poznań · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of Spirulina maxima supplementation on calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc status were studied in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 50 obese subjects with treated hypertension, each randomized to receive 2 g of spirulina or a placebo daily for 3 months. At baseline and after treatment, the calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc concentration in plasma was assessed. It was found that 3 months of S. maxima supplementation resulted in a significant decrease in the iron level in the plasma of obese patients. In conclusion, this is the first clinical study on the influence of spirulina supplementation on mineral status in obese patients with hypertension. Spirulina supplementation affects the iron status of obese Caucasians with well-treated hypertension.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsHypertensionObesitySpirulinaAdultCalciumDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansIronMagnesiumMaleMiddle AgedZincCalciumIronMagnesiumZincMineralsObesityRandomized trialSpirulinaTreated hypertension

Identifiers

PMID26779620
PMCPMC4975759
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