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AuthorSokary, Sara
AuthorBawadi, Hiba
AuthorZakaria, Zain Zaki
AuthorAl-Asmakh, Maha
Available date2024-04-29T08:04:58Z
Publication Date2024-01-22
Publication NameJournal of Dietary Supplements
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19390211.2023.2301366
CitationSokary, S., Bawadi, H., Zakaria, Z. Z., & Al-Asmakh, M. (2024). The Effects of Spirulina Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Narrative Review. Journal of Dietary Supplements, 1-16.
ISSN1939-0211
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/54434
AbstractSpirulina (Arthrospira platensis) is a cyanobacterium associated with multiple health benefits. Cardiometabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and diabetes are prevalent yet usually preventable non-communicable diseases. Modifiable risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases include excessive body weight, body inflammation, atherogenic lipid profile, and imbalanced glucose metabolism. This review explores the effects of spirulina on cardiometabolic diseases risk factors. Spirulina was effective in reducing body weight, body mass index, and waist circumference, with a potential dose-dependent effect. It also decreased interleukin 6, an important biomarker of body inflammation, by inhibiting NADPH oxidase enzyme, and lowering insulin resistance. spirulina supplementation also reduced triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Additionally, spirulina reduced fasting blood sugar and post-prandial blood sugar and increased insulin sensitivity, but no effect was observed on glycated hemoglobin A1c. The diverse nutrients, such as phycocyanin, gamma-linolenic acid, and vitamin B12, present in spirulina contribute to its cardiometabolic benefits. The doses used are heterogeneous for most studies, ranging from 1 to 8 grams daily, but most studies administered spirulina for 3 months to observe an effect. The collective evidence suggests that spirulina supplements may help improve risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases, thus, preventing its development. However, due to the heterogeneity of the results, more randomized clinical trials are needed to draw robust conclusions about spirulina’s therapeutic potential in ameliorating risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases and fully elucidate the mechanisms by which it exerts its effects.
SponsorOpen Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
Languageen
PublisherTaylor & Francis
SubjectBody weight
cardiometabolic diseases
glucose metabolism
inflammation
lipid profile
spirulina
TitleThe Effects of Spirulina Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Narrative Review
TypeArticle
Pagination1-16
ESSN1939-022X
dc.accessType Open Access


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