Supplementation with Watermelon Extract Reduces Total Cholesterol and LDL Cholesterol in Adults with Dyslipidemia under the Influence of the MTHFR C677T Polymorphism.

doi:10.1080/07315724.2015.1065522

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Supplementation with Watermelon Extract Reduces Total Cholesterol and LDL Cholesterol in Adults with Dyslipidemia under the Influence of the MTHFR C677T Polymorphism.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition - 1 Aug 2016

Massa Nayara M L, Silva Alexandre S, de Oliveira Caio V C, Costa Maria J C, Persuhn Darlene C, Barbosa Carlos V S, Gonçalves Maria da C R

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Dyslipidemia and genetic polymorphisms are associated with increased risk for developing cardiovascular diseases, and watermelon appears to have the potential to improve hyperlipidemia due to the presence of nutrients such as arginine and citrulline. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypolipidemic effect of watermelon extract (Citrullus lanatus) and the influence of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype (MTHFR...

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