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ReviewJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2022

Dietary supplements for obesity.

Gabriele Bonetti, Karen L Herbst, Kevin Donato, Kristjana Dhuli, Aysha Karim Kiani, Barbara Aquilanti, Valeria Velluti, Giuseppina Matera, Amerigo Iaconelli, Matteo Bertelli

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Review in Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Frontiers in nutrition · 2025
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  11. Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss and Drug Interactions.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  18. Cancer Prevention and Treatment Based on Lifestyles.Cancer treatment and research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Gabriele BonettiMAGI'S LAB, Rovereto (TN), Italy.
Karen L HerbstTotal Lipedema Care, Beverly Hills (California) and Tucson (Arizona), USA.
Kevin DonatoMAGI EUREGIO, Bolzano, Italy.
Kristjana DhuliMAGI'S LAB, Rovereto (TN), Italy.
Aysha Karim KianiMAGI EUREGIO, Bolzano, Italy.
Barbara AquilantiUOSD Medicina Bariatrica, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Valeria VellutiUOSD Medicina Bariatrica, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppina MateraUOSD Medicina Bariatrica, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Amerigo IaconelliUOSD Medicina Bariatrica, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Matteo BertelliMAGI'S LAB, Rovereto (TN), Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity and associated complications including diabetes, cardiometabolic dysfunction, disability, malignancy and premature mortality are considered epidemic. Research on obesity is therefore of worldwide importance. The development of obesity is a multifactorial phenomenon with contributions from biological, behavioral, genetic and environmental factors. Obesity and its associated issues require various lifestyle modifications and treatment options such medication, exercise, diet, surgery, pharmacological therapy and dietary supplements. Dietary supplements are considered an attractive alternative to traditional therapy due to their low toxicity profile and their accessibility to the general population. Dietary supplements may include one or more dietary ingredients. In this narrative review, we analyze the effects on obesity and obesity-related issues of various natural components. For example, there are a myriad of supplements that have been used as dietary supplements for weight loss such as minerals, vitamins, amino acids, metabolites, herbs, and plant extracts. This narrative review aims to present the benefits and side-effects of several ingredients of dietary supplements for weight loss and treatment of obesity. In particular, the mechanism of action, results of clinical trials, and possible side effects will be presented for the following ingredients: β-Glucans, bitter orange, calcium, vitamin D, chitosan, chromium, cocoa, coleus forskohlii, conjugate linoleic acid, ephedra sinica, fucoxanthin, garcinia cambogia, glucomannan, green coffee, green tea, guar gum, raspberry, hoodia gordonii, irvingia gabonensis, phenylpropylamine, pyruvate, white kidney bean.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsObesityHumansWeight LossDietary supplementsNutritional diseaseObesityWeight loss

Identifiers

PMID36479472
PMCPMC9710396

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