What the authors found:
·Sensory symptoms improved. Total symptom scores came down, with a dose-related trend
·Global satisfaction scores favored ALA over placebo.
·Nerve conduction and vibration perception thresholds did not move.
That last line is the useful one. The evidence supports symptom relief, not nerve repair - and formulators who know the difference write better labels and make better promises
Full paper (open access): Nutrients 2023, 15, 3634
DOI: 10.3390/nu15163634
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