Re:Saffron and major depressive disorder: meta-analysis of c...
by nabla9 on Monday March 14, 2022 @07:32AM
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Priors:
70% that this is biased marketing paper.
70% that most sources for this meta study are very biased.
Reason:
- Two authors work for or a company that sells saffron products for medicinal use.
- same company funded this meta study.
- meta study uses mostly Iranian studies.
- Iran accounts for 90 percent of annual safron world production
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Here is more resent single study (funded by Activ'Inside)
Effects of Saffron Extract Supplementation on Mood, Well-Being, and Response to a Psychosocial Stressor in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Clinical Trial
70% that this is biased marketing paper.
70% that most sources for this meta study are very biased.
Reason:
- Two authors work for or a company that sells saffron products for medicinal use.
- same company funded this meta study.
- meta study uses mostly Iranian studies.
- Iran accounts for 90 percent of annual safron world production
--
Here is more resent single study (funded by Activ'Inside)
Effects of Saffron Extract Supplementation on Mood, Well-Being, and Response to a Psychosocial Stressor in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Clinical Trial
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2020.60612...