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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Main Authors: Gisleine Elisa Cavalcante da Silva, Abdol Hakin Assef, Claudio Cordeiro Albino, Letícia de Araujo Funari Ferri, Gilson Tasin, Mirian Hideko Takahashi, Wilson Eik Filho, Roberto Barbosa Bazotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2006-07-01
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