Spirulina Micro-Algae 760 mg

• Protein

  1 Gram

  Ingredient research · Protein

  Protein is a concentrated way to supply amino acids needed to build and repair body tissues. Supplementation can help meet higher or otherwise unmet protein needs, supporting muscle growth and exercise recovery when paired with training and helping preserve muscle during aging, illness, or calorie restriction.

  • Supports selected muscle-strength outcomes when increased protein intake accompanies resistance training.
  • Supports selected muscle-mass outcomes when protein supplementation accompanies resistance exercise in community-dwelling older adults with sarcopenia.
  • Supports a selected post-meal hunger outcome under a controlled high-protein weight-loss diet.

  Top References

  • Synergistic Effect of Increased Total Protein Intake and Strength Training on Muscle Strength: A Dose-Response Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
  • The effectiveness of protein supplementation combined with resistance exercise programs among community-dwelling older adults with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  • Responses in gut hormones and hunger to diets with either high protein or a mixture of protein plus free amino acids supplied under weight-loss conditions

• Vitamin A

  136 mcg

  Ingredient research · Vitamin A

  Vitamin A is an essential fat-soluble nutrient that enables normal vision, especially in dim light, and helps maintain immune defenses, skin and other epithelial tissues, growth, and reproduction. Supplementation can prevent or correct deficiency when intake or absorption is inadequate, benefiting visual, immune, and developmental health.

  • Supports maternal and breast-milk vitamin A status, particularly where baseline stores are low.
  • Supports hemoglobin response in some anemic or vitamin A-deficient populations, including when added to iron and folate.
  • Supports reducing bacterial-vaginosis incidence and prevalence during pregnancy and postpartum follow-up in a studied deficient setting.

  Top References

  • Efect of vitamin A suplementation: a systematic review.
  • Retinol-to-Fat Ratio and Retinol Concentration in Human Milk Show Similar Time Trends and Associations with Maternal Factors at the Population Level: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
  • Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women.
  • Concomitant supplemental vitamin A enhances the response to weekly supplemental iron and folic acid in anemic teenagers in urban Bangladesh.
  • Weekly supplementation with iron and vitamin A during pregnancy increases hemoglobin concentration but decreases serum ferritin concentration in Indonesian pregnant women.
  • Maternal vitamin A and β-carotene supplementation and risk of bacterial vaginosis: a randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh.

• Spirulina

  760 mg

  Ingredient research · Spirulina

  Spirulina is a nutrient-dense dried cyanobacterium containing protein, iron, and antioxidant pigments such as phycocyanin. Supplementation may modestly improve blood lipids and glucose control in some people, but its broader health claims are less certain, and it should not be treated as a reliable source of vitamin B12.

  • Supports selected blood-lipid measures.
  • Supports body weight and selected waist and body-measure outcomes.
  • Supports fatigue tolerance in limited endurance-exercise settings.
  • Supports selected antioxidant and oxidative-stress biomarkers.

  Top References

  • Quantifying the effects of spirulina supplementation on plasma lipid and glucose concentrations, body weight, and blood pressure
  • The effects of spirulina on glycemic control and serum lipoproteins in patients with metabolic syndrome and related disorders: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
  • The effect of spirulina on type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  • Effects of Spirulina supplementation on obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
  • Spirulina supplementation and anthropometric indices: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of controlled clinical trials
  • The effects of Spirulina Platensis on anthropometric indices, appetite, lipid profile and serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in obese individuals: a randomized double blinded placebo controlled trial
  • Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of spirulina in exercise and sport: A systematic review
  • Ergogenic and antioxidant effects of spirulina supplementation in humans.
  • Effect of Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima Supplementation and a Systematic Physical Exercise Program on the Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness of Overweight or Obese Subjects: A Double-Blind, Randomized, and Crossover Controlled Trial
  • Effects of Spirulina supplementation in patients with ulcerative colitis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial

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