A cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2003-2004 data from 2,638 participants ages 40 years and over found that the risk of high blood pressure (hypertension), a major contributing factor for CVD, was 73% higher in individuals in the upper versus lowest quintile of serum selenium concentrations (150 g/L vs
Following dichotomization of ALT responders based on a median 12.9% decrease from baseline, we found that ALT responders were younger in age and did not have severe diabetes compared with ALT non-responders
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174 In a trial on 48 overweight or obese participants, 1,000 mg pomegranate extract daily improved total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol levels as well as several other markers of metabolic health and inflammation
4 The effect is more consistent under physiological stress, particularly sleep deprivation