Ugo Di Folco

Department of Diabetes Unit, S Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Nutraceutical Phytocomplex of Extracts from Citrus Bergamia and Opuntia Ficus-Indica Improves Lipid Profile in Subjects with Mild Hypercholesterolemia: A Pilot Study
  Author(s): Ugo Di Folco*, Noemi Vallecorsa, Elena Massari and Claudio Tubili
  
  Background: During the last decades, the role of lipid-lowering nutraceuticals in cardiovascular disease prevention is gathering attention. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a dietary supplement with a combination of mediterranean extracts, on the plasmatic lipid profile in adults with mild hypercholesterolemia. Materials and Methods: Eighty subjects divided in two groups: the control group was instructed to follow a personalized diet and physical activity; whereas the treated group was instructed to follow an individualized diet, physical activity and a daily intake of a food supplement based on mediterranean extracts (200 mg of a phytocomplex from bergamot fruit standardized min 40% total flavonoids and min 5% in HMG (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl) flavanones, 150 mg of Opuntia ficus-indica .. Read More»
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