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Evidence Summary

One small pilot study (PMID: 26193861) in aged subjects found that 30-day cucumber powder supplementation significantly increased plasma glutathione peroxidase activity, vitamin C, and total phenolics, while reducing uric acid and hemolysis. The same study noted a significant reduction in the ratio of comet tail length to total length in blood mononuclear cells, suggesting modest DNA-protective effects. However, many other antioxidant markers (FRAP, glutathione, vitamin E, MDA, oxidized LDL, SOD, catalase) were not significantly changed.

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Effective Dose

No established dose (insufficient research data)