A new study, e-published in Phytotherapy Research, evaluates how quickly Isotonix OPC-3 is absorbed vs. the same formulation in tablet form (not commercially available).
A group of European researchers examined, over a four hour period, the ability of Isotonix OPC-3 to act as an antioxidant by measuring oxygen free radicals in the blood of human subjects.
Isotonix OPC-3 reduced plasma oxygen free radicals (working as an effective antioxidant) within 10 minutes. The OPC-3 tablet took about 1 hour to produce a similar effect. Furthermore, the investigators noted that Isotonix OPC-3 had a stronger antioxidant effect throughout the entire 4 hour period vs. OPC-3 in tablet form.
The authors concluded: “the findings demonstrate that the flavonoid mixture provided in isotonic OPC-3 is significantly more bioavailable in humans, in terms of antioxidant activity than an equivalent mixture in tablet form. “ Furthermore, the isotonic OPC-3 formulation resulted in a stronger antioxidative effect than an equivalent mixture in tablet form.
To view the abstract, click on: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19172583
To purchase a reprint of the article, click the link below to go directly to the publisher’s site, then click on Full Text “PDF” and follow their instructions.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121659962/abstract
3/09/2009
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Is there a link? Or article to go with this?? Is this the next published study info???
Kathy
Kathy,
Please see the following line regarding reading the abstract or article.
To view the abstract, click on: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19172583
To purchase a reprint of the article, click the link below to go directly to the publisher’s site, then click on Full Text “PDF” and follow their instructions.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121659962/abstract
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