Clinical Applications
- Bergamot BPF helps maintain and support cardiovascular health
Recommended Dose of Bergamot BPF
Adults: Take two capsules of Bergamot BPF per day, before meals or as recommended by your health care professional. For use beyond 4 months, consult a healthcare practitioner.
What are Bergamot Polyphenolic Fractions?
Bergamot (Citrus bergamia) is a citrus plant that grows almost exclusively in the narrow coastal Calabria region in southern Italy. The local population quickly discovered bergamot juice could be used to help support healthy cholesterol levels and maintain cardiovascular wellness.
Bergamot’s health benefits derive from its unique profile of phenolic compounds such as, neoeriocitrin, neohesperidin, naringin, rutin, neodesmin, rhoifolin and poncirin. Neoeriocitrin and rutin have been found to exhibit a strong capacity to quench free radicals and maintain healthy LDL cholesterol levels. Also, bergamot is rich in brutieridine and melitidine. Using a patented extraction technology through collaborative works of various universities and research institutions, Bergamot BPF contains Bergamonte®, the highest concentration available of these effective phenolic compounds.
Cholesterol-Balancing Properties
In a placebo-controlled, clinical trial consisting of 77 patients divided into four treatment groups, 1,000 mg of bergamot extract helped maintain healthy levels of all blood lipid markers (HDL, LDL, TC).1 Also, this same clinical trial showed that bergamot extract reduced malondialdehyde production in neutrophils.1 Another clinical trial conducted on 80 patients over six months showed 150 mg of bergamot extract maintained normal levels of small density LDL and supported normal carotid IMT thickness.2 In a placebo-controlled study involving 238 patients, 1,000 mg of bergamot extract maintained healthy cholesterol levels and outperformed the group receiving the traditional therapy.3 Several other recently published placebo-controlled clinical trials have also documented that bergamot extract can help maintain antioxidant potential and healthy cholesterol levels.