Centrum Heart Focused Formula
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Whitehall-Robins' vitamin/mineral/herbal combination product increases levels of plasma vitamin E, folic acid and vitamin B12, M.H. Davidson, Chicago Center for Clinical Research, et al., report in poster to be presented at Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology meeting in Orlando, Fla. March 31 to April 4. Results of the 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 161 people indicate "key nutrients are well absorbed from this formulation, which improved cardiovascular risk factors [such as] elevated homocysteine and low density lipoprotein susceptibility to oxidation," researchers conclude. Homocysteine levels decreased 17.2% in active arm compared to mean increase of 3.2% in placebo arm. Centrum Heart Focused Formula contains vitamins B6, B12 and E, folate, selenium, manganese, garlic powder, taurine and coenzyme Q10. Study was funded in part by Whitehall-Robins