Astaxanthin
Astaxanthin is a beta-carotenoid known to be among the strongest anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories.
Documentation on how Astaxanthin together with bioactive fatty acids, including EPA and DHA can contribute to energy metabolism and mitochondrial function, regulate blood lipids and strengthen heart function.
International scientific journals:
- Dietary supplementation of krill oil attenuates inflammation and oxidative stress in experimental ulcerative colitis in rats.
- Krill oil attenuates left ventricular dilatation after myocardial infarction in rats.
- Krill powder increases liver lipid catabolism and reduces glucose mobilization in tumor necrosis factor-alpha transgenic mice fed a high-fat diet.
- Krill oil versus fish oil in modulation of inflammation and lipid metabolism in mice transgenic for TNF-α.
- Plasma choline, homocysteine and vitamin status in healthy adults supplemented with krill oil: a pilot study.