<p>Marie-Anne Milesi from Seppic, France, worked with a team of researchers to evaluate its anti-stress effects in 70 volunteers. <br />"We wanted to test whether augmenting the body's ability to deal with oxidative species might help a person's ability to resist burnout," informs Milesi.<br />"The 35 people in our study who received capsules containing superoxide dismutase (melon derivative) showed improvement in several signs and symptoms of perceived stress and fatigue." <br />The researchers found a strong placebo effect in the volunteers who received inactive starch capsules, as can be expected when studying subjective feelings like stress. <br />However, the improvements seen in the supplement group were significantly greater, especially after 28 days, according to a release of BioMed Central. <br />"The placebo effect was only present during the first seven days of supplementation and not beyond," said Milesi.<br />"It will be interesting to confirm these effects and better understand the action of antioxidants on stress in further studies with a larger number of volunteers and a longer duration," she added. <br />These findings were published in BioMed Central's open access Nutrition Journal.</p>
<p>Marie-Anne Milesi from Seppic, France, worked with a team of researchers to evaluate its anti-stress effects in 70 volunteers. <br />"We wanted to test whether augmenting the body's ability to deal with oxidative species might help a person's ability to resist burnout," informs Milesi.<br />"The 35 people in our study who received capsules containing superoxide dismutase (melon derivative) showed improvement in several signs and symptoms of perceived stress and fatigue." <br />The researchers found a strong placebo effect in the volunteers who received inactive starch capsules, as can be expected when studying subjective feelings like stress. <br />However, the improvements seen in the supplement group were significantly greater, especially after 28 days, according to a release of BioMed Central. <br />"The placebo effect was only present during the first seven days of supplementation and not beyond," said Milesi.<br />"It will be interesting to confirm these effects and better understand the action of antioxidants on stress in further studies with a larger number of volunteers and a longer duration," she added. <br />These findings were published in BioMed Central's open access Nutrition Journal.</p>