Ecklonia cava (brown seaweed polyphenols) and cholesterol
What 2 graded rows on ecklonia cava (brown seaweed polyphenols) agree on for cholesterol, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Ecklonia cava (brown seaweed polyphenols) page, with its PubMed record.
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Ecklonia cava (brown seaweed polyphenols) and cholesterol
2 rows · 143 peopleThey agree: both rows found an improvement.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 143
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 97 people (2012) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 46 to 97 people, published in 2012: 2 single studies.
The rows
2 improved- CGrade CTotal and LDL cholesterol in overweight adults · Improved
RCT · n 97 · 2012 · Overweight Korean adults (mean BMI 26.5)
72 or 144 mg/day · 12 weeks
Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and the total/HDL ratio fell more than with placebo at both doses; HDL rose only at 144 mg/day.
Row on the Ecklonia cava (brown seaweed polyphenols) page · PubMed 21717516 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DCholesterol in people with high cholesterol · Improved
Open-label trial · n 46 · 2012 · Korean adults with high total or LDL cholesterol
400 mg once daily · 12 weeks
Total cholesterol fell from 244 to 225 mg/dL and LDL from 161 to 146 mg/dL, with lower CRP and hip circumference; no significant adverse effects.
Row on the Ecklonia cava (brown seaweed polyphenols) page · PubMed 23126663 (opens PubMed)