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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Bergamot (

Giuseppe Mazzola, Mariangela Rondanelli, Giovanna Baron, Roberta Zupo, Fabio Castellana, Maria Lisa Clodoveo, Clara Gasparri, Gaetan Claude Barrile, Michela Seniga, Luca Matteo Schiavi and 4 more

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Effect of Citrus bergamia Supplementation on Body Composition in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Giuseppe MazzolaEndocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Azienda di Servizi alla Persona "Istituto Santa Margherita", University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Mariangela RondanelliDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8336-4851
Giovanna BaronDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences (DISFARM), University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9335-6318
Roberta ZupoDepartment of Interdisciplinari Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9885-1185
Fabio CastellanaDepartment of Interdisciplinari Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6439-8228
Maria Lisa ClodoveoDepartment of Interdisciplinari Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1717-2197
Clara GasparriEndocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Azienda di Servizi alla Persona "Istituto Santa Margherita", University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1088-6648
Gaetan Claude BarrileEndocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Azienda di Servizi alla Persona "Istituto Santa Margherita", University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8515-6132
Michela SenigaEndocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Azienda di Servizi alla Persona "Istituto Santa Margherita", University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Luca Matteo SchiaviEndocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Azienda di Servizi alla Persona "Istituto Santa Margherita", University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Alessia MoroniEndocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Azienda di Servizi alla Persona "Istituto Santa Margherita", University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3780-2931
Sukru GulecMolecular Nutrition and Human Physiology Laboratory, Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla, 35430 Izmir, Türkiye.
Patrizia RisoDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Division of Human Nutrition, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9204-7257
Simone PernaDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Division of Human Nutrition, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2720-1473

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review investigates the potential of bergamot, a polyphenol-rich citrus fruit, in improving osteosarcopenic obesity, a condition characterized by the simultaneous presence of osteoporosis, obesity, and sarcopenia. Bergamot extracts have been suggested to possess several pharmacological properties, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, which could be useful in the management of age-related diseases and neuromuscular health. The review highlights the promising effects of bergamot extracts on skeletal muscle mass and function, particularly in the context of obesity, metabolic syndrome, osteosarcopenic obesity, and osteoporosis. Furthermore, some studies have shown that bergamot extracts can improve the metabolic balance, endothelial function, and maximal oxygen uptake in athletes, highlighting their potential benefits for skeletal muscle health. Taken together, these results suggest that bergamot extracts, especially those rich in polyphenols, may be a valuable adjunct in the management of osteosarcopenic obesity and other associated clinical conditions involving pro-inflammatory effects on organs and tissues.

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bergamotCitrus bergamiaobesityosteosarcopeniapolyphenolssarcopenia

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PMID39517207
PMCPMC11545342

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