Cabinet Expert Scientifique et Réglementaire
Cabinet Expert Scientifique et Réglementaire
This randomized, double-blinded and placebo-controlled trial has evaluated the effects of green cardamom (3 g/day for 10 weeks) in 83 overweight or obese type 2 diabetic patients. The authors examined the effects of the supplementation in anthropometric parameters, glycemic indices …
This randomized, controlled, in vivo study evaluated the effect of 50 mg/kg/d of lutein supplementation during 14 days, on ethanol-induced memory deficits in the object recognition task in adult Wistar rats. Rats were exposed to ethanol (3 g/kg/d), during 7 …
Red yeast rice has been suspected to induce some toxicological side effects. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the available scientific evidences on the safety of red yeast rice supplementations. Data were pooled from 53 …
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated the effects of melatonin administration on metabolic status in 60 diabetic patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Subjects were allocated into two groups to receive either 10 mg melatonin (2 melatonin capsules, 5 mg …
This systematic review and meta-analysis focusses on the effects of resveratrol on obesity measures. 28 clinical trial shave been compiled. Supplementation ranged from 8 to 3000 mg/day of resveratrol (median 300 mg/day) and duration from 4 to 52 weeks (median …
This randomized, open-label, placebo-controlled and crossover study examined the effects of fresh pear consumption (2 pears per day for 12 weeks) in middle-aged/older adults with metabolic syndrome. The effects of pear was compared to a calorie-matched control drink. Both supplementation …
This meta-analysis was performed with 17 randomized clinical trials and evaluated the effects of omega-3 supplementation among 3363 patients in the management of dry eye disease. Compared with placebo, omega-3 fatty acid supplementation decreased dry eye symptoms (p < 0.001) and corneal fluorescein staining (p = 0.032), …
Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant. The authors of this study wished to determine whether this antioxidant capacity can help to prevent exercise-induced muscle damage. 19 healthy women have been recruited for this randomized, double-blinded and placebo-controlled trial which used a …
The effects of alpha lipoid acid (ALA) on plasma lipids remains unclear due to contradictory results obtained in clinical trials. To clarify the effects of ALA, this meta-analysis includes 12 randomized and controlled trials assessing the effects of ALA on …
The aim of this observational study was to analyze the association between retinoid intake (total vitamin A, retinol, β-carotene, α-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, as wellas lutein and zeaxanthin) and self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms (daily number of bowel movements, and the presence of …
