Potential of as a Dietary Supplement to Promote Human Health.

Nutrients

Department of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.

Published: August 2020

is a green unicellular alga that is commercially produced and distributed worldwide as a dietary supplement. products contain numerous nutrients and vitamins, including D and B, that are absent in plant-derived food sources. contains larger amounts of folate and iron than other plant-derived foods. supplementation to mammals, including humans, has been reported to exhibit various pharmacological activities, including immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antihyperlipidemic activities. Meta-analysis on the effects of supplementation on cardiovascular risk factors have suggested that it improves total cholesterol levels, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose levels but not triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. These beneficial effects of might be due to synergism between multiple nutrient and antioxidant compounds. However, information regarding the bioactive compounds in is limited.

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