Sesamin and cholesterol
What 2 graded rows on sesamin 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 Sesamin page, with its PubMed record.
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Sesamin and cholesterol
2 rows · 256 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 had mixed results.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- At least: a review without a trial count
- People
- 256
- Pooled reviews may count some twice
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a meta-analysis of 212 people (2022) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 44 to 212 people, published from 2016 to 2022: 1 pooled review and 1 single study.
The rows
1 improved · 1 mixed- CGrade CTotal cholesterol, LDL, blood pressure and weight · Improved
Meta-analysis · n 212 · 2022 · Adults in 7 randomised trials
Varied · Varied
Total cholesterol fell by 10.9 mg/dL, LDL by 8.4 mg/dL and systolic BP by 3.7 mmHg; HDL, triglycerides, diastolic BP and weight did not change.
- DGrade DLipids, blood pressure and oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis · Mixed
RCT · n 44 · 2016 · Women with rheumatoid arthritis
200 mg/day · 6 weeks
Malondialdehyde fell and antioxidant capacity and HDL rose versus placebo; weight, BMI, other lipids and systolic BP improved within the sesamin group but did not differ from placebo.