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Purple corn / black rice anthocyanins | Ingredient

EstablishedCell

Product-specific human pilot (Cremonini 2022, n=25 crossover) shows acute postprandial marker improvement, company-connected, not independently replicated. Independent anthocyanin meta-analyses show modest lipid/glycemic benefit generally. Structure/function only, no weight-loss or disease claims.

How it works

Exchange — polyphenol prebiotic effect supports gut barrier tight-junction integrity and microbiome balance (mechanistic/animal, product-specific human confirmation still needed)
Transform — linked to improved fat oxidation and metabolic rate support in company-connected acute trials, not weight loss per se
Maintain — reduces postprandial oxidative and inflammatory marker elevation after a high-fat meal in the one small crossover trial on the finished ageLOC Meta blend
Process — postmortem-brain anthocyanin neuroprotection research exists but is not yet a verified citation for this specific formula — flag as unconfirmed until sourced

ServesExchange Transform Maintain Process

Form matters

The same nutrient can be made in very different forms — and a study done on one form does not automatically apply to another. Methylcobalamin is not cyanocobalamin; magnesium glycinate is not magnesium oxide; a whole-food extract is not the synthetic isolate that was studied. Two things decide whether what is in the bottle behaves like the research: the exact form, and independent lab verification (a Certificate of Analysis) that the form and dose on the label are truly what is inside. Without a COA, you are trusting a label, not the science.

Works well with

ageLOC Youth ageLOC Meta

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The science on Purple corn / black rice anthocyanins

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The science on Purple corn / black rice anthocyanins

Dietary anthocyanins alleviate age-dependent hepatic steatosis by expanding Limosilactobacillus reuteri and modulating gut microbiota-bile acid-hepatic FXR signaling

Development of modified starch/sodium alginate films incorporating black rice extract: Application and efficacy evaluation on coated peanut snacks.

The effect of anthocyanins through diet and supplementation on cognitive function in older adults: a multi-centre randomised controlled clinical trial

Physicochemical and functional modifications induced by purple corn flour (Zea mays L.) and their sensory implications for loaf breads.

Impact of anthocyanin-rich black rice consumption on cognitive function, inflammation and microvascular function in older adults: a crossover intervention trial.

A biodegradable colorimetric sensing anthocyanin/starch film as an Indicator tag for real-time freshness indication in multiplex liquid systems.

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