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Black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa extract reduces blood pressure, glycemia and lipid profile in patients with metabolic syndrome: a prospective controlled trial

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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 476, Issue 7, Pages 2663-2673

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-021-04106-4

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Metabolic syndrome; Aronia melanocarpa; Body weight; Blood pressure; Lipid profile

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The study showed that supplementation of Alixir 400 PROTECT (R) has positive effects on clinical and biochemical parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome, especially in terms of blood pressure, lipid levels and blood sugar. Increasing polyphenols or SAE consumption may be a beneficial strategy for reducing cardiovascular risk.
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of 4-week supplementation of Alixir 400 PROTECT (R) (Standardized Aronia L. Melanocarpa Extract Extract-SAE) on clinical and biochemical parameters in patients with confirmed metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study was designed as a prospective open-label clinical case-series study with 28 days of follow-up with cases selected and followed during the period from February 1, 2018 to November 2019. The study included 143 male and female patients with MetS who were subjected to SAE. SAE supplementation significantly altered SP, BP as well as HR values. After 2 weeks, CHOL levels significantly decreased in the fMetS-DM group compared to the baseline values in this group, while the LDL levels significantly decreased in the fMetS group. Triglycerides significantly decreased only after 4 weeks of SAE treatment in diabetic groups of patients (fMetS-DM and mMetS-DM) compared to the baseline, while in non-diabetic groups this marker was not significantly altered. Increased polyphenols or SAE consumption is correlated with a positive effect on body weight, total cholesterol, low and high-density lipoproteins, blood pressure and glycemia. Increasing consumption of polyphenol-rich foods could be a promising strategy to reduce cardiovascular risk.

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