ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology2015
Khat use and appetite: an overview and comparison of amphetamine, khat and cathinone.
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- Assessment of Factors Associated with Misperception of Body Weight and Body Weight Modifications Intentions Among Adults from Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Khat-induced conditioned place preference, extinction, and reinstatement in female mice.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- Understanding the Intricacies of Khat-Associated Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Nutritional status of people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Khat use and related determinants among pregnant women within Haramaya, Ethiopia: a mixed methods study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Women's empowerment and child nutrition in a context of shifting livelihoods in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Natural products as novel anti-obesity agents: insights into mechanisms of action and potential for therapeutic management.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Socioecological predictors of breastfeeding practices in rural eastern Ethiopia.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Article
- Undernutrition among khat-chewer and non-chewer lactating women in Chiro district, eastern Ethiopia: Comparative cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Evidence for Modulation of Substance Use Disorders by the Gut Microbiome: Hidden in Plain Sight.Pharmacological reviews · 2021Review
- Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors Among Adults in Debre Berhan Town, North Shoa Zone, Ethiopia, 2020.Vascular health and risk management · 2021Article
- Progress and Research Trends onFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Coenzyme QHeliyon · 2020Article
- The Appetite Suppressant D-norpseudoephedrine (Cathine) ActsFrontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Association between qat chewing and dyslipidaemia among young males.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2019Article
- Prevalence of dyslipidemia among students of a Yemeni University.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2019Article
- Association of Chronic Khat Chewing with Blood Pressure and Predictors of Hypertension Among Adults in Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Study.Integrated blood pressure control · 2019Article
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Abstract
ethnopharmacological relevanceTo understand the role of khat (Catha edulis) use on the aberrations in appetite and weight which are common comorbidities for khat and other amphetamine users. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe provide a comprehensive overview and conceptual summary of the historical cultural use of khat as a natural stimulant and describe the similarities and differences between cathinone (the main psychoactive constituent of khat) and amphetamine highlighting the limited literature on the neurophysiology of appetite and subsequent weight effects of khat.
resultsAnimal and some human studies indicate that khat produces appetite suppression, although little is known about mechanisms of this effect. Both direct and indirect effects of khat stem from multiple factors including behavioral, chemical and neurophysiological effects on appetite and metabolism. Classic and newly identified appetite hormones have not been explored sufficiently in the study of appetite and khat use. Unique methodological challenges and opportunities are encountered when examining effects of khat and cathinone including khat-specific medical comorbidities, unique route of administration, differential patterns of behavioral effects relative to amphetamines and the nascent state of our understanding of the neurobiology of this drug.
conclusionA considerable amount of work remains in the study of the appetite effects of khat chewing and outline a program of research that could inform our understanding of this natural amphetamine׳s appetite effects and help prepare health care workers for the unique health effects of this drug.
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