Zingiber officinale decreases body mass index

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The difference between the two groups was significant (p = 0.001), indicating that GGE03 supplementation resulted in a greater reduction in BMI compared to the placebo.”

Quoted verbatim from Efficacy and Safety of Steamed Ginger Extract for Body Weight and Body Fat Reduction in Overweight Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.

This finding among the 83 findings on its endpoint

Zingiber officinale

Body mass index

lowers

Who: Overweight adults aged 18 to 60 years with BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2, India; per-protocol analysis set
Dose studied: 480 mg/day, two tablets per day

Moderate evidencePMID 41599979 · 2026

02 · The study

Study: RCT
Duration: 3 months

Evidence, by strength

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03 · The paper

Nutrients

Efficacy and Safety of Steamed Ginger Extract for Body Weight and Body Fat Reduction in Overweight Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.

2026PMID 41599979doi 10.3390/nu18020366An author is affiliated with a producer

What else it reported4 findings · 0 compounds · 4 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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