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Plectranthus barbatusFinding

Plectranthus barbatus decreases fat mass

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Forskolin was shown to elicit favorable changes in body composition by significantly decreasing body fat percentage (BF%) and fat mass (FM) as determined by DXA compared with the placebo group (p < or = 0.05).”
Quoted verbatim from Body composition and hormonal adaptations associated with forskolin consumption in overweight and obese men.
This finding among the 27 findings on its endpoint

Plectranthus barbatus

Fat mass

lowers

Who
n = 30 · 30 overweight and obese men (BMI of 26 kg/m2 or more)
Dose studied
250 mg of 10% forskolin extract twice a day for 12 weeks

Very limited evidencePMID 16129715 · 2005

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Participants
30
Duration
3 months

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Obesity research
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M70J5MR14Y0DAZSRZ734XD3F