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LDL-Cholesterol-Lowering Effects of a Dietary Supplement Containing Onion and Garlic Extract Used in Healthy Volunteers.
Plain-language guide to PMID 39203947 (2024): double-blind randomized controlled trial of Copper (Supplement).
Key Facts
- PMID
- 39203947
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Year
- 2024
- Study type
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Authors
- Vezza T et al. (10 authors)
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu16162811
What This Study Did, in Plain Language
What Was Tested
Researchers studied Copper (Supplement) in this randomized controlled trial publication.
Subjects with mild hypercholesterolemia are frequently advised against using cholesterol-lowering drugs due to potential side effects, with an emphasis instead on prioritizing dietary adjustments and lifestyle modifications as the primary strategy.
In this context, the use of dietary supplements based on medicinal plants may be recommended as a complementary approach to managing elevated cholesterol levels.
Who Took Part
By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were adults and middle-aged adults, both men and women.
How the Study Was Run
In design terms this was a randomized, double-blind and parallel-group study.
The participants were allocated by chance, so the Copper (Supplement) group and the comparison group should start out alike.
As a double-blind Copper (Supplement) study, the assignments were hidden from both participants and investigators until the end.
Groups ran in parallel: each of the participants stayed in one arm throughout.
What Was Measured
Subjects with mild hypercholesterolemia are frequently advised against using cholesterol-lowering drugs due to potential side effects, with an emphasis instead on prioritizing dietary adjustments and lifestyle modifications as the primary strategy.
In this context, the use of dietary supplements based on medicinal plants may be recommended as a complementary approach to managing elevated cholesterol levels.
PubMed files the paper under topics including Garlic, Dietary Supplements, Plant Extracts, Hypercholesterolemia, Cholesterol, LDL, Onions and Healthy Volunteers.
Author keywords: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and organosulfur compounds.
What This Means in Plain Language
The paper is a randomized, double-blind and parallel-group study of Copper (Supplement).
The publication is from 2024 (Nutrients), a journal based in Switzerland.
More context: the Copper (Supplement) compound page, all human trials.
Our Notes on the Compound
Copper (Supplement): The active site of cytochrome c oxidase is described as containing copper ions that are essential for electron transfer.
Related Pages
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.