Pasta Supplemented with <i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i> Extract Improves Metabolic Parameters and Reduces Atherogenic Small Dense Low-Density Lipoproteins in Patients with Risk Factors for the Metabolic Syndrome: A Four-Week Intervention Study

Pasta Supplemented with <i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i> Extract Improves Metabolic Parameters and Reduces Atherogenic Small Dense Low-Density Lipoproteins in Patients with Risk Factors for the Metabolic Syndrome: A Four-Week Intervention Study

Food supplementation with <i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i> (OFI) has been associated with a significant reduction in total cholesterol, body fat, hyperglycemia and blood pressure. Since OFI may also have antioxidant and anti-atherogenic properties, we hypothesized that its supplementation mig...

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Main Authors: Rosaria Vincenza Giglio, Giuseppe Carruba, Arrigo F.G. Cicero, Maciej Banach, Angelo Maria Patti, Dragana Nikolic, Letizia Cocciadiferro, Maurizio Zarcone, Giuseppe Montalto, Anca Pantea Stoian, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Ali A. Rizvi, Peter P. Toth, Manfredi Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Metabolites
Subjects:
cardiovascular risk
dyslipidemia
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
nutraceuticals
<i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/10/11/428

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