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ArticleArchives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases2023

Effect of dietary supplementation with a new nutraceutical formulation on cardiometabolic risk factors: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical study.

Federica Fogacci, Marina Giovannini, Sergio D'Addato, Elisa Grandi, Arrigo F G Cicero

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Article in Archives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Federica FogacciHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Research Group, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Marina GiovanniniHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Research Group, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Sergio D'AddatoHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Research Group, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Elisa GrandiHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Research Group, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Arrigo F G CiceroHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Research Group, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Azienda USL di Bologna · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The scientific community and consumers are increasingly interested in the potential cholesterol-lowering effect of various nutraceuticals and their combinations. The aim of our study was to test the short-term effect of a new lipid-lowering nutraceutical formulation in mildly hypercholesterolemic patients. Material and methods: We consecutively enrolled 80 mildly hypercholesterolemic patients with low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) between 130 and 190 mg/dl with a low-estimated cardiovascular disease risk. After a 8 week-stabilization diet, the enrolled subjects were randomized to take 1 pill/evening of Zeta Colest (including: 400 mg of Results: After 8 week-supplementation with the tested combined nutraceuticals, we observed a significant reduction in total cholesterol (-15.2 ±1.4%), LDL-C (-18.1 ±1.9%), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (-17.7 ±1.8%), apoB (-16.9 ±1.9%) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (-3.7 ±0.7%), versus both baseline ( Conclusions: In the short term, the tested combined nutraceutical improved lipid metabolism, systemic inflammation and vascular function in mildly hypercholesterolemic overweight subjects.

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healthy subjectshypercholesterolemianutraceuticalsrandomized clinical trial

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