Investigation of the tolerability of oral stevioside in Brazilian hyperlipidemic patients
The tolerability of stevioside (2.75 mg/kg/day) obtained from leaves of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert) Bertoni (Compositae) was investigated in hyperlipidemic patients. For this purpose a placebo controlled double blind study was performed. The patients were randomized in two groups: the first group recei...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2006-07-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000500007 |