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Effects of supplementation with a calcium-rich marine-derived multi-mineral supplement and short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides on serum lipids in postmenopausal women.
Plain-language guide to PMID 26669430 (2016): double-blind randomized controlled trial of Oligosaccharides in 300 women.
Key Facts
- PMID
- 26669430
- Journal
- The British journal of nutrition
- Year
- 2016
- Study type
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Authors
- Cronin BE et al. (7 authors)
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0007114515004948
What This Study Did, in Plain Language
What Was Tested
The paper reports a study of Oligosaccharides, published as a randomized controlled trial.
The effects of a Ca-rich supplement administered alone or in combination with short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS) on serum lipids in postmenopausal women were examined using secondary data from a 24-month double-blind randomised controlled study.
Intention-to-treat ANCOVA assessed treatment effects between the groups.
Who Took Part
The abstract describes 300 women taking part.
By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were middle-aged adults and older adults, women only.
How the Study Was Run
The researchers set it up as a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study.
The women were allocated by chance, so the Oligosaccharides group and the comparison group should start out alike.
As a double-blind Oligosaccharides study, the assignments were hidden from both participants and investigators until the end.
Some women received a placebo instead of Oligosaccharides, giving a reference point.
What Was Measured
The effects of a Ca-rich supplement administered alone or in combination with short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS) on serum lipids in postmenopausal women were examined using secondary data from a 24-month double-blind randomised controlled study.
Intention-to-treat ANCOVA assessed treatment effects between the groups.
Topics PubMed links to this paper include Bone Density Conservation Agents, Calcium, Dietary, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cholesterol, Cholesterol, LDL, Dietary Supplements and Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Author keywords: CRP C-reactive protein, Ca Aquamin, CaFOS Aquamin with NutraFlora, Calcium supplementation, Lipids and MD maltodextrin.
What This Means in Plain Language
The paper is a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study of Oligosaccharides in 300 women.
With several hundred people or more, it is a fairly large study for this kind of research.
The publication is from 2016 (The British journal of nutrition), a journal based in England.
More context: all human trials.
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Source: PubMed record. This explanation is written by PeptideWhiz from the public record. For research and education only. Not medical advice; no dosing information is given.