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glycine betaineFinding

Glycine betaine has no detected effect on lean body mass

no difference foundVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Betaine supplementation failed to significantly affect BM ((weighted mean difference (WMD): -0·40 kg, 95 % CI -1·46, 0·64), P = 0·447), BMI ((WMD: -0·05 kg/m2, 95 % CI -0·36, 0·25), P = 0·719), BFP ((WMD: 0·26 %, 95 % CI -0·82, 1·36), P = 0·663), FM ((WMD: -0·57 kg, 95 % CI -2·14, 0·99), P = 0·473) and FFM ((WMD: 0·61 kg, 95 % CI -1·27, 2·49), P = 0·527).”
Quoted verbatim from Betaine supplementation fails to improve body composition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This finding among the 14 findings on its endpoint

glycine betaine

Lean body mass

no difference found

Effect as reported

0.61mean difference

CI −1.27 to 2.49

Who
Adults in trials of betaine supplementation versus control, all ages, sexes and health statuses pooled
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 34743773 · 2022

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

The British journal of nutrition
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZTCV2J2GB8PVAXW87DQ7DC