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Chlorella vulgarisFinding

Chlorella vulgaris decreases serum leptin

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Chlorella supplementation significantly reduced leptin levels (WMD = −0.71 ng/ml; 95% CI: −1.27 to −0.16; p = 0.012; I² = 0.0%; p = 0.538).”

Quoted verbatim from Beneficial effects of Chlorella species supplementation in the general population: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

This finding among the 24 findings on its endpoint

Chlorella vulgaris

Serum leptin

lowers

Effect as reported

−0.71mean difference

CI −1.27 to −0.16

Who: Obese adults in controlled trials of chlorella (leptin pooled from two trials: Karbalamahdi 2019, women; Delfan 2024, men)
Dose studied: not reported

Moderate evidencePMID 42420253 · 2026

02 · The study

Study: meta-analysis
Duration: not reported

Evidence, by strength

strong
moderatethis finding
limited
very limited
insufficient

03 · The paper

Nutrition & diabetes

Beneficial effects of Chlorella species supplementation in the general population: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

2026PMID 42420253doi 10.1038/s41387-026-00449-3An author is affiliated with a producer

What else it reported4 findings · 0 compounds · 4 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71F62WZS81842709XVTG11C