Lycium barbarum Reduces Abdominal Fat and Improves Lipid Profile and Antioxidant Status in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

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Oxidative stress variable patients with MS in the control group (C) and supplemented group (S) at the beginning and day 45 after intervention. Evaluation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), blood reduced glutathione (GSH), total antioxidant control, catalase activity (CAT), and measurement of superoxide dismutase activity (SOD) in patients with metabolic syndrome. TBARS (a), GSH (b), total antioxidant control (c), and CzAT (d) were evaluated before (baseline) and 45 days after supplementation with 14 g of goji berry daily. Values of and were considered statistically significant when comparing the baseline time with the end time of intervention in each group, using ANOVA followed by the Bonferroni post hoc test.

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