A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness a Polyphenolic Extract (Hibiscus sabdariffa and Lippia citriodora) in the Reduction of Body Fat Mass in Healthy Subjects
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
3. Statistical Determinations
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Blood Parameters
4.2. Weight and BMI
4.3. Body Composition
4.3.1. Bioimpedance
4.3.2. Densitometry
4.4. Physical Activity
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Baseline | Final | ||
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Total Cholesterol | Control | 228.2 ± 6.2 | 232.8 ± 9.5 |
EXTRACT | 234.9 ± 6 | 223.2 ± 9 | |
HDL | Control | 56.5 ± 2.5 | 58.9 ± 2.4 |
Extract | 58.5 ± 2.1 | 60.6 ± 2.2 | |
LDL | Control | 144.1 ± 6.3 | 144.17.6 |
Extract | 134.1 ± 7.2 | 133.8 ± 7.5 | |
Triglycerides | Control | 138.8 ± 12.1 | 134.1 ± 612.4 |
Extract | 136 ± 612.4 | 133.1 ± 12.4 |
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Marhuenda, J.; Perez, S.; Victoria-Montesinos, D.; Abellán, M.S.; Caturla, N.; Jones, J.; López-Román, J. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness a Polyphenolic Extract (Hibiscus sabdariffa and Lippia citriodora) in the Reduction of Body Fat Mass in Healthy Subjects. Foods 2020, 9, 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9010055
Marhuenda J, Perez S, Victoria-Montesinos D, Abellán MS, Caturla N, Jones J, López-Román J. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness a Polyphenolic Extract (Hibiscus sabdariffa and Lippia citriodora) in the Reduction of Body Fat Mass in Healthy Subjects. Foods. 2020; 9(1):55. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9010055
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarhuenda, Javier, Silvia Perez, Desirée Victoria-Montesinos, María Salud Abellán, Nuria Caturla, Jonathan Jones, and Javier López-Román. 2020. "A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness a Polyphenolic Extract (Hibiscus sabdariffa and Lippia citriodora) in the Reduction of Body Fat Mass in Healthy Subjects" Foods 9, no. 1: 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9010055