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Carbohydrate-derived fulvic acid wellness drink: its tolerability, safety and effect on disease markers in pre-ART HIV-1 positive subjects

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 60 , issue 3 , 2018 , pages: 91–96

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2017.1397381

Author(s): ME Botes Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa , IS Gilada Private practice, India , JR Snyman Consultant Fulhold (Pty) Ltd, South Africa , JPL Labuschagne Private Statistician, South Africa

Keywords: Carbohydrate derived fulvic acid (CHD-FA) , HIV-1 infection , pre-ART , safety and tolerability , wellness

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Abstract

Background: Many people take wellness drinks on a daily basis to enhance physical and emotional well-being. The safety and/or efficacy of these are not always known or even established in the populations likely to consume these. The safety, tolerability and clinical impact of CHD-FA in a formulated wellness drink (F0210) (a pure and novel fulvic acid) were researched in a pre-ART HIV-1 positive population in India an area where patients are known to use organic acids such as fulvic acids (Shilajit) for health enhancement.

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