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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mazloomi, Seyed Mohammad
• Samadi, Mohammad
• Davarpanah, Hajar
• Babajafari, Siavash
• Clark, Cain C. T.
• Ghaemfar, Zohreh
• Rezaiyan, Mojtaba
• Mosallanezhad, Abdolhamid
• Shafiee, Maryam
• Rostami, Hosein

Titel

The effect of Spirulina sauce, as a functional food, on cardiometabolic risk factors, oxidative stress biomarkers, glycemic profile, and liver enzymes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients: A randomized double‐blinded clinical trial

Ist Teil von

• Food science & nutrition, 2022-02, Vol.10 (2), p.317-328

Ort / Verlag

United States: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective This study sought to investigate the effect of Spirulina on cardiometabolic risk factors, oxidative stress biomarkers, glycemic profile, and liver enzymes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. Methods This randomized, double‐blind clinical trial was performed on 46 NAFLD patients. Subjects were allocated to consume either Spirulina sauce or placebo, each 20 g/day for 8 weeks. Fatty liver grade, liver enzymes, anthropometric parameters, blood pressure, and serum lipids, glucose, insulin, malondialdehyde, and antioxidant capacity were assessed pre‐ and postintervention. Results Fatty liver grade was significantly different between the two groups. A significant change for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) and AST (aspartate aminotransferase) was seen between the two groups (p = .03 and .02, respectively), while ALP (alkaline phosphatase) serum levels were not significantly different within or between groups. Pertaining to glycemic profile, all variables, except HOMA‐IR, were not significantly different within or between groups. Finally, statistically significant changes were seen in both MDA (malondialdehyde) and TAC (total antioxidant capacity) among the groups (p = .04 and <.001, respectively). Conclusions Spirulina may improve fatty liver grade by modifying liver enzymes, oxidative stress, and some lipid profiles; however, there was effect of Spirulina on anthropometric characteristics and blood pressure. This study was designed to further investigate the use of spirulina in improving patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).