Supplementation with an olive extract decreased pain and inflammation, and improved the quality of life of people suffering from osteoarthritis, claims a new study in the journal Nutrition Research.
"An 8-week treatment with olive extract improved daily living activities in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and significantly reduced plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) and homocysteine levels in patients with and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)," wrote lead author Catherine Bitler.
The new double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study recruited 90 people (age range 55 to 75, average BMI 27.9 kg per sq. m) to receive either 400 mg of freeze-dried olive vegetation water (OVW) per day or placebo for eight weeks. Blood samples were taken in order to measure a variety of biochemical markers.
Bitler and co-workers report that the RA subjects receiving the olive extract had significantly lower homocysteine levels than the placebo group.
C-reactive protein (CRP) levels decreased by about 50 per cent as a result of olive extract supplementation, while CRP levels in the placebo group increased.
Bonnie - olive leaf extract is in Metagenics Kaprex, one of the main supplements we suggest for osteoarthritis. In addition, eating olives and extra virgin olive oil is a no brainer!
Monday, August 06, 2007
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