Proteinuria
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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 proteinuria
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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 more
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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Notable
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The study in diabetics noting a reduction in urinary albumin noted a near halving over 8 weeks with a low dose of ginkgo.
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Minor
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A reduction in proteinuria has been noted in persons with kidney impairment given curcumin
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- | Very High See 2 studies |
No evidence to support a reduction in the amount of protein lost in the urine of persons with diabetic nephropathy (UAE between 15-300mg/24 hours). Whether there is a preventative effect or not, there does not appear to be a rehabilitative effect.
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