Atherosclerosis
Research analysis lead by Kamal Patel
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Summary of Atherosclerosis
Primary Information, Benefits, Effects, and Important Facts
Scientific Information on Atherosclerosis
Human Effect Matrix
The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (it excludes animal and in vitro studies) to tell you what supplements affect atherosclerosis
| Grade | Level of Evidence [show legend] |
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The mo
re evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Outcome |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Notes |
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Garlic |
Minor
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- See study |
Stasis has been reported in the growth of arterial plaque over 48 months when people consume 900mg of garlic, but this effect may only be statistically significant for women.
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Ginkgo biloba |
Minor
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- See study |
In high risk subjects, supplementation of ginkgo biloba appeared to reduce atherosclerotic buildup relative to control at the standard supplemental dose.
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