Fresh Spirulina for Iron Deficiency & Anemia
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DANGERS OF ANEMIA: WOMEN, CHILDREN & ELDERS
ATHLETES NEED MORE IRON
SPIRULINA: THE BEST USABLE IRON SOURCE ON EARTH
Independent Research: Spirulina for Iron Deficiency & Anemia
In this research dried spirulina shows spectacular results in preventing and treating iron deficiency and anemia.
Remember that fresh spirulina provides up to 20 times more of the active substances than found in the dried spirulina powder or tablets used in these research studies.
Click on any research heading to see a summary + a link to the original research.
Research: Spirulina Effective Anemia Treatment for Children, Seniors, Runners, NAFLD and HIV Patients - 2017
See the research: Journal of Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity (Pubmed abstract) - 2017
Research: Spirulina Reduces Anemia in Undernourished Children
See the research: Nutrition Journal (PubMed)
Research: Anemia in Severely Malnourished Children Quickly Treated with Iron-Rich Spirulina - 2016
This research was concluded with fifty undernourished children aged 6 to 60 months with anaemia, including 10 (20%) cases of severe anaemia.
78% of the children demonstrated failure to thrive and 84% had growth retardation.
A daily dose of spirulina quickly improved the nutritional status of the treated undernourished children when compared to the control group.
The prevalence of oedema decreased from 64% to 4% with spirulina treatment.
Children treated with daily spirulina showed a significant increase of haemoglobin and haematocrit levels compared to control group.
The prevalence of severe anaemia decreased from 20% to 6% at day 30.
See the research: International Journal of Pediatrics 2016
Research: Spirulina Counters Anemia, Immune System Decline in Seniors
Research: Spirulina More Effective than Supplements in Treating Anemia in Children - 2016
Research: Spirulina Boosts Hematological Parameters and Performance of Indian Marathon Runners
Research: Spirulina Treatment Reduces Anemia in Ulcerative Colitis Patients - 2023
This clinical trial evaluated spirulina treatment effect on serum iron, ferritin, anemia parameters, and fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in adults with ulcerative colitis (UC).
Eighty participants with UC were treated with either spirulina or placebo in a double-blinded clinical trial for eight weeks.
Results indicated significantly increased serum iron and mean corpuscular volume after eight weeks of spirulina treatment compared to the placebo group.
Red blood cell count and hematocrit were significantly lower in the placebo group.
Eight weeks of spirulina treatment improved anemia parameters in adults with ulcerative colitis compared to the placebo.
See the research: Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2023
Research: Spirulina Reduces Anemia, Increases Quality of Life in NAFLD Patients
This study was conducted to determine the effects of Spirulina on Cretan patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Anemia is common in NAFLD patients.
Fifteen adult Cretan outpatients with NAFLD were treated with spirulina daily for six months.
Height, weight, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, complete blood count, biochemical assessments, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index, health-related quality of life and abdominal sonographic findings were measured before and after Spirulina treatment.
Results: After the 6-month treatment period, the mean levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, total cholesterol, and the ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly decreased, whereas the mean levels of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and hemoglobin were significantly increased.
Spirulina treatment also resulted in a 8.1% reduction in weight and 19.6% reduction in HOMA-IR index, and a significant improvement in health-related quality of life scale.
See the research: Annals of Gastroenterology (PubMed)
Research: Spirulina Treatment Corrects Anemia in HIV-Positive Patients
Fifty two HIV positive patients naïve of, but eligible for antiretroviral treatment (ART) were enrolled and randomly assigned to two groups.
The first group received spirulina (Group A) as a food supplement and the second received soya beans (Group B).
Patients were initiated into ART simultaneously with food supplements auto-administered daily according to body weight for 12 weeks.
62% of the study participants corrected their anaemia. Subjects on spirulina were better off than subjects on soya beans.
Spirulina is known to be rich in iron and this result suggests the positive impact that it could have on the prevention and long-term treatment of anaemia in HIV infected and malnourished patients.
See the research: Journal of Nutrition and Metabolic Insights (PubMed Central)
Research Review: Spirulina During Pregnancy and Lactation Corrects Anemia in Mother & Child - 2018
Read the research: Frontiers in Neuroscience 2018