article_snippet: But a range of signals for heart disease measured in the urine improved in only six weeks, according to the report published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
article_snippet: The research team applied a new diagnostic technology by examining urine samples for a range of peptides (produced by the breakdown of proteins) already identified as biomarkers of diseases such as coronary artery disease (CAD).
article_snippet: Known as proteomics, the technology can pick up altered levels of certain proteins which suggest early signs of disease before symptoms appear.
article_snippet: The results showed two groups saw a big improvement in scores for CAD – the most common form of heart disease.
article_snippet: Dr Emilie Combet of the School of Medicine at Glasgow University, said ‘What we found was that regardless of the phenolic content of the oil, there was a positive effect on CAD scores.
article_snippet: ‘Our study was a supplementation study.