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Body composition and hormonal adaptations associated with forskolin consumption in overweight and obese men.

Obesity research2005The record ↗

  1. Finding, very limited evidencelowersFat mass

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  • Decreases fat mass

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    “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).”
    Study
    RCT
    Participants
    30
    Duration
    3 months
    Dose studied
    250 mg of 10% forskolin extract twice a day for 12 weeks
    Population
    30 overweight and obese men (BMI of 26 kg/m2 or more)

Study record

Design
randomised controlled trial
Species
human
Population
Overweight and obese men, BMI >= 26 kg/m2
Participants
30
Comparator
placebo
Duration
84 days
Endpoints measured
6