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In an old study involving 24 healthy volunteers who ingested astaxanthin in dosesfrom 1.8 to 21.6mg/day for two weeks, LDL lag time (to oxidation), as a measure of susceptibility of LDL tooxidation, was significantly greater in astaxanthin treated participantsindicating inhibition of the oxidation of LDL.

J Atheroscler Thromb. 2000;7(4):216-22.

Inhibition of low-density lipoproteinoxidation by astaxanthin.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11521685



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