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C-Reactive Protein

C-Reactive Protein is an inflammatory biomarker for cardiovascular disease and artherosclerosis (arterial plaque). Its reduction is thought to be protective and reduces the risk of cardiovascular incidents.

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Human Effect Matrix

The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (it excludes animal and in vitro studies) to tell you what supplements affect c-reactive protein
Grade Level of Evidence
Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials
Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled
Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies
Uncontrolled or observational studies only
Level of Evidence
? The amount of high quality evidence. The more evidence, the more we can trust the results.
Outcome Magnitude of effect
? 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.
Consistency of research results
? Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
Notes
grade-a Fish Oil - Very High See all 16 studies
Although some decreases have been noted, the vast majority of the evidence suggests that there is no significant influence
grade-b Curcumin Minor High See all 3 studies
May decrease C-reactive protein if elevated
grade-b Hesperidin Minor High See all 3 studies
There is a decrease in C-Reactive Protein (inflammatory biomarker) in those with higher baseline inflammation or inflammatory disease conditions, but not in healthy persons.
grade-b Zinc  
grade-b Cocoa Extract  
grade-b Conjugated Linoleic Acid  
grade-b L-Carnitine  
grade-b Vitamin E  
grade-c Ashwagandha  
grade-c Krill Oil  
grade-c Fucoxanthin  
grade-c Ginkgo biloba  
grade-c Grape Seed Extract  
grade-c Irvingia gabonensis  
grade-c Magnesium  
grade-c Rhodiola Rosea  
grade-c Salvia hispanica  
grade-c Stinging Nettle  
grade-c Vitamin C  
grade-c Alanylglutamine  
grade-c Alpha-Lipoic Acid  
grade-c Black Cohosh  
grade-c Blueberry  
grade-c Chromium  
grade-c Citrulline  
grade-c Coenzyme Q10  
grade-c Colostrum  
grade-c Creatine  
grade-c Feverfew  
grade-c Ganoderma lucidum  
grade-c Garlic  
grade-c Glutamine  
grade-c HMB  
grade-c Lactobacillus casei  
grade-c Lactobacillus reuteri  
grade-c Melatonin  
grade-c Nigella sativa  
grade-c Panax ginseng  
grade-c Pycnogenol  
grade-c Resveratrol  
grade-c Rooibos  
grade-c Rose Hip  
grade-c S-Adenosyl Methionine  
grade-c Sea Buckthorn  
grade-c Type-II Collagen  
grade-c Vitamin B2  
grade-c Vitamin B3 (Niacin)  
grade-c Vitamin K  
grade-c Whey Protein  
grade-d Ecklonia cava  
grade-d Pyrroloquinoline quinone  
grade-d Iodine  
grade-d Safflower Oil  
grade-d Boron  
grade-d Inositol  
grade-d Perilla Oil  
grade-d Royal Jelly  
grade-d Rubus coreanus  
grade-d Tetradecyl Thioacetic Acid  
grade-d Vitamin B1  

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The evidence for each separate supplement is still freely available ​here.

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