Spirulina supplementation: A double-blind, randomized, comparative study in young anemic Indian women
| Autor: | Renata Campos Nogueira, Denis von der Weid, Sasikumar Menon, Benedict Mascarenhas, Lucia C. Leal-Esteban, Mariana Veauvy, Bertrand Graz, Mandar Mhatre |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Pregnancy test medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Anemia Physical examination Placebo Internal medicine Spirulina medicine Spirulina (dietary supplement) Hemoglobin Ferritin medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Complete blood count medicine.disease Clinical trial Infectious Diseases biology.protein Female Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 12, Iss, Pp 100884-(2021) |
| ISSN: | 2213-3984 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100884 |
| Popis: | Background The effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis), on haemoglobin and serum ferritine was tested in young women aged between 18 and 21 years and presenting an iron-deficiency anemia. Methods According to the allocation group, each participant daily consumed one placebo snack bar or one snack bar supplemented with 3 g of spirulina. At baseline, day 45, 60, and 90 after the first bar was consumed a complete blood count, serum ferritin, pregnancy test, and physical examination were performed. Results Anemia prevalence was found to be 33.7% among the age range tested in Mumbai. In total, 181 women were screened, 61 of them were randomized and allocated into the two groups and finally 47 young women completed the study. Conclusions Spirulina or placebo snack bars were well tolerated. However, we did not observe significant changes in serum ferritin and hemoglobin in both groups at the end of the study. |
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