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Potential of Chlorella as a Dietary Supplement to Promote Human Health
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Chlorella is a green unicellular alga that is commercially produced and distributed worldwide as a dietary supplement. Chlorella products contain numerous nutrients and vitamins, including D and B12, that are absent in plant-derived food sources. Chlorella contains larger amounts of folate and iron than other plant-derived foods. Chlorella supplementation to mammals, including humans, has been reported to exhibit various pharmacological activities, including immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antihyperlipidemic activities. Meta-analysis on the effects of Chlorella supplementation on cardiovascular risk factors have suggested that it improves total cholesterol levels, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose levels but not triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. These beneficial effects of Chlorella might be due to synergism between multiple nutrient and antioxidant compounds. However, information regarding the bioactive compounds in Chlorella is limited.
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- Bito, T., Okumura, E., Fujishima, M., & Watanabe, F.
- Venue
- Nutrients
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- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-08-20
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 9
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- 2524
- ISSN
- 2072-6643 (ISSN-L)
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- W3052915023
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- References
- 162
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- 19.83
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