Evaluation of the effects of Neptune krill oil on the clinical course of hyperlipidemia

Alternative Medicine Review, Dec, 2004 by Ruxandra Bunea, Khassan El Farrah, Luisa Deutsch

Table 1. Results of Krill Oil (1.0 g/day) on Lipids

1.0 g Krill Oil         Time (d)/mg/dL      % Change     p-value

                        0.00      90.00

Total Cholesterol     235.83     204.12      -13.44%       0.000
LDL                   167.78     114.05      -32.03%       0.000
HDL                    57.22      82.35       43.92%       0.000
Triglycerides         120.50     107.21      -11.03%       0.114

Table 2. Results of Krill Oil (1.5 g/day) on Lipids

M1.5 g Krill Oil        Time (d)/mg/LM      % Change     p-value

                        0.00      90.00

Total Cholesterol     231.19     199.49      -13.71%       0.000
LDL                   164.74     105.93      -57.01%       0.000
HDL                    58.76      83.89       42.76%       0.000
Triglycerides          126.7     111.64      -11.89%       0.113

Table 3. Results of Krill Oil (2.0 g/day) on Lipids

2 g Krill Oil           Time (d)/mg/dL       Change     p-value

                        0.00      90.00

Total Cholesterol     247.42     202.58     -18.13%       0.000
LDL                   182.86     114.43     -37.42%       0.000
HDL                    51.03      79.25      55.30%       0.000
Triglycerides         160.37     116.07     -27.62%       0.025

Table 4. Results of Krill Oil (3.0 g/day) on Lipids

3 g Krill Oil           Time (d)/mg/dL       Change     p-value

                        0.00      90.00

Total Cholesterol     250.52     205.67     -17.90%       0.000
LDL                   172.81     105.16     -39.15%       0.000
HDL                    64.18     102.45      59.64%       0.000
Triglycerides         152.77     112.27     -26.51%       0.028

Table 5. Results of Fish Oil (3.0 g/day) on Lipids

3 g Fish Oil            Time (d)/mg/dL      % Change     p-value

                        0.00      90.00

Total Cholesterol     231.15     217.55       -5.88%       0.000
LDL                   121.67     117.83       -4.56%       0.141
HDL                    56.64      59.03        4.22%       0.002
Triglycerides         140.87     136.44       -3.15%       0.239

Table 6. Results of Placebo on Lipids

Placebo                 Time (d)/mg/dL      % Change     p-value

                        0.00      90.00

Total Cholesterol     221.91     242.01        9.06%       0.000
LDL                   136.47     154.25       13.03%       0.000
HDL                    56.83      56.70        4.00%       0.850
iTriglycerides        143.53     129.36       -9.88%       0.215

Table 7. Effect of a Lower Maintenance Dose of Krill Oil on Lipids

0.5 g Krill Oil         Time (d)/mg/dL      % Change     p-value

                        0.00     180.00

Total Cholesterol     235.83     192.53       18.90%       0.000
LDL                   167.78     107.47       44.40%       0.000
HDL                    57.22      77.71       33.40%       0.000
Triglycerides         120.50      89.89       25.40%       0.025

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