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| Silva,Gisleine Elisa Cavalcante da; Assef,Abdol Hakin; Albino,Claudio Cordeiro; Ferri,Letícia de Araujo Funari; Tasin,Gilson; Takahashi,Mirian Hideko; Eik Filho,Wilson; Bazotte,Roberto Barbosa. |
| The tolerability of stevioside (2.75 mg/kg/day) obtained from leaves of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert) Bertoni (Compositae) was investigated in hyperlipidemic patients. For this purpose a placebo controlled double blind study was performed. The patients were randomized in two groups: the first group received capsules containing placebo and the second group received capsules containing stevioside (50 mg) during 90 days. All capsules were ingested twice daily, i.e., 2 capsules before lunch and 2 capsules before dinner. After the selection of the patients and each 30 days body mass index and laboratory tests (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein, very... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Stevia rebaudiana (Bert) Bertoni; Stevioside; Clinical investigation; Placebo effect. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000500007 |
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