Standardized bergamot polyphenolic fraction – a comprehensive dietary supplement with pleiotropic properties compared to other selected natural lipid-lowering substances available on the market Review article

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Marcin Barylski

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Bergamot juice has a particularly high content and a unique composition of flavonoids. It is particularly rich in flavanones and flavones. Standardized bergamot polyphenolic fraction has the same polyphenol profile as in the juice, but flavonoids are over 200 times more concentrated. Many data show its brilliant performance in hyperlipidaemia and moderate hyperglycemia. In addition, compared to other dietary supplements available on the market, it has beneficial pleiotropic properties.

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Barylski , M. (2021). Standardized bergamot polyphenolic fraction – a comprehensive dietary supplement with pleiotropic properties compared to other selected natural lipid-lowering substances available on the market. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 14(1(50), 36-41. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0121.4
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