Overview
Ascophyllum nodosum is taken by mouth for dental health, weight loss, or as a source of the mineral iodine. Don't confuse Ascophyllum nodosum with other kinds of seaweed like Bladderwort, Blue-green Algae, Brown Algae, Fucus vesiculosus, or Laminaria, or with the chemical Algin that comes from seaweed.
How does it work ?
Uses & Effectiveness ?
Insufficient Evidence for
- Tooth plaque. Early research shows that taking Ascophyllum nodosum (ProDen PlaqueOff) might help to reduce the build-up of plaque on the teeth.
- A mild form of gum disease (gingivitis). Early research shows that taking Ascophyllum nodosum (ProDen PlaqueOff) does not prevent gingivitis.
- Iodine deficiency. Ascophyllum nodosum contains iodine. Early research shows that taking Ascophyllum nodosum can increase iodine levels in women who have low levels of iodine in the body.
- Obesity.
- Stomach or intestinal problems.
- Other conditions.
Side Effects
Special Precautions and Warnings
Interactions ?
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Dosing
Hall, A. C., Fairclough, A. C., Mahadevan, K., and Paxman, J. R. Ascophyllum nodosum enriched bread reduces subsequent energy intake with no effect on post-prandial glucose and cholesterol in healthy, overweight males. A pilot study. Appetite 2012;58(1):379-386. View abstract.
Le Tutour B, Benslimane F, Gouleau MP, and et al. Antioxidant and pro-oxidant activities of the brown algae, Laminaria digitata, Himanthalia elongata, Fucus vesiculosus, Fucus serratus and Ascophyllum nodosum. J Applied Phycology 1998;10(2):121-129.
Paradis, M. E., Couture, P., and Lamarche, B. A randomised crossover placebo-controlled trial investigating the effect of brown seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus) on postchallenge plasma glucose and insulin levels in men and women. Appl.Physiol Nutr.Metab 2011;36(6):913-919. View abstract.
Bahar B, O'Doherty JV, Hayes M, Sweeney T. Extracts of brown seaweeds can attenuate the bacterial lipopolysaccharide-induced pro-inflammatory response in the porcine colon ex vivo. J Anim Sci 2012;90 Suppl 4:46-8. View abstract.
Baldrick FR, McFadden K, Ibars M, et al. Impact of a (poly)phenol-rich extract from the brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum on DNA damage and antioxidant activity in an overweight or obese population: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018;108(4):688-700. View abstract.
Combet E, Ma ZF, Cousins F, et al. Low-level seaweed supplementation improves iodine status in iodine-insufficient women. Br J Nutr 2014;112:753-61. View abstract.
Corona G, Ji Y, Anegboonlap P, et al. Gastrointestinal modifications and bioavailability of brown seaweed phlorotannins and effects on inflammatory markers. Br J Nutr 2016;115(7):1240-53. View abstract.
Gabbia D, Dall'Acqua S, Di Gangi IM, et al. The phytocomplex from Fucus vesiculosus and Ascophyllum nodosum controls postprandial plasma glucose levels: An in vitro and in vivo study in a mouse model of NASH. Mar Drugs 2017;15(2). pii: E41. View abstract.
Jiang Z, Abu R, Isaka S, et al. Inhibitory effect of orally-administered sulfated polysaccharide ascophyllan isolated from ascophyllum nodosum on the growth of sarcoma-180 solid tumor in mice. Anticancer Res 2014;34(4):1663-71. View abstract.
Marinval N, Saboural P, Haddad O, et al. Identification of a pro-angiogenic potential and cellular uptake mechanism of a LMW highly sulfated fraction of fucoidan from Ascophyllum nodosum. Mar Drugs 2016;14(10). pii: E185. View abstract.
Mayer MA, Finlayson G, Fischman D, et al. Evaluation of the satiating properties of a nutraceutical product containing Garcinia cambogia and Ascophyllum nodosum extracts in healthy volunteers. Food Funct 2014;5:773-9. View abstract.
O'Neill A, Gupta BS, Phillips DH. Distribution of arsenic and risk assessment of activities on a golf course fertilised with arsenic-containing Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed. Sci Total Environ 2014;482-483:252-9. View abstract.
Seeley RH, Schlesinger WH. Sustainable seaweed cutting? The rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) industry of Maine and the Maritime Provinces. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2012;1249:84-103. View abstract.
Simmons-Boyce JL, Purcell SL, Nelson CM, MacKinnon SL. Dietary Ascophyllum nodosum increases urinary excretion of tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates in male Sprague-dawley rats. J Nutr 2009;139:1487-94. View abstract.
Sorge US, Henriksen M, Bastan A, et al. Short communication: Iodine concentrations in serum, milk, and tears after feeding Ascophyllum nodosum to dairy cows-A pilot study. J Dairy Sci 2016;99:8472-6. View abstract.
Steevensz AJ, Mackinnon SL, Hankinson R, et al. Profiling phlorotannins in brown macroalgae by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. Phytochem Anal 2012;23(5):547-53. View abstract.
Terpend K, Bisson JF, Le Gall C, Linares E. Effects of ID-alG on weight management and body fat mass in high-fat-fed rats. Phytother Res 2012;26(5):727-33. View abstract.
van Dijken JW, Koistinen S, Ramberg P. A randomized controlled clinical study of the effect of daily intake of Ascophyllum nodosum alga on calculus, plaque, and gingivitis. Clin Oral Investig 2015;19:1507-18. View abstract.
van Ginneken VJ, Helsper JP, de Visser W, et al. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in various macroalgal species from North Atlantic and tropical seas. Lipids Health Dis 2011;10:104. View abstract.
Zhang W, Du JY, Jiang Z, et al. Ascophyllan purified from Ascophyllum nodosum induces Th1 and Tc1 immune responses by promoting dendritic cell maturation. Mar Drugs 2014;12(7):4148-64. View abstract.
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