Chlorella vulgaris decreases serum leptin

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Chlorella supplementation was associated with a significant reduction in leptin levels (WMD = −0.71 ng/mL; 95% CI: −1.27, −0.15; P = 0.012; I2 = 0.0%, P = 0.538) (Supplementary Fig. 8).”

Quoted verbatim from Chlorella for health: evidence from 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 −0.15

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

Moderate evidencePMID 42928353 · 2026

02 · The study

Study: meta-analysis
Duration: not reported

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03 · The paper

Systematic reviews

Chlorella for health: evidence from a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

2026PMID 42928353doi 10.1186/s13643-026-03276-wAn author is affiliated with a producer

What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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