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Women with low bone density reported less pain after taking pine bark extract (opens in a new tab)

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    Quality of life and safety of a dietary intervention with French maritime pine bark extract (Pycnogenol®) in women with osteoporotic bone loss: a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study - Part II

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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedResearchers investigated the effects of French maritime pine bark extract (Pycnogenol®) on pain, energy levels, and safety in a six-month clinical trial.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedA recent study in Frontiers in Nutrition evaluated Pycnogenol® supplementation in women with osteopenia and stable osteoporosis.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe study enrolled 67 female patients and compared Pycnogenol® (33 participants) with placebo (34 participants).View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedAfter 3 months, bodily pain scores on SF-36v2 improved significantly in the Pycnogenol® group compared with placebo, and vitality scores were also higher at 3 months.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe story says overall osteoporosis-specific quality of life did not significantly improve on the QUALEFFO-41 questionnaire.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe supplement was generally well tolerated over six months, with no moderate or serious adverse events reported and no major laboratory safety signal.View evidenceHide evidence

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Oligopin® Supplementation Mitigates Oxidative Stress in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Phytomedicine : International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology · 2021 · PubMed

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Review for "Effects of High Intensity Resistance Training on Osteopenia and Sarcopenia parameters in Older Men with Osteosarcopenia - One-year results of the randomized controlled Franconian Osteopenia and Sarcopenia Trial (FrOST)"

2020 · Crossref

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