Christopher Gardner
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No beneficial effects of pine bark extract on cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Arch Intern Med. 2010; (17): 1541-7
Although modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors are common, some patients eschew conventional drug treatments in favor of natural alternatives. Pine bark extract, a dietary supplement source of antioxidant oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes, has multiple putative cardiovascular benefits. Studies published to date about the supplement have notable methodological limitations.
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