Papers/PMID:41310257
The effect of berberine on obesity indices: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
International journal of obesity (2005)2026The record
2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints · 1 null
What it reported
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1 finding
berberine — decreases body mass index
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Findingreplicated ×3“Berberine use significantly reduces body weight, BMI, and WC but does not significantly reduce WHR.”
Quoted verbatim from The effect of berberine on obesity indices: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- adults in randomized controlled trials of berberine for obesity indices
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What did not
1 finding
berberine — no detected effect on waist-to-hip ratio
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.FindingNull result“However, berberine did not significantly reduce WHR compared to control groups (MD of -0.01, 95% CI: -0.03 to 0.01).”
Quoted verbatim from The effect of berberine on obesity indices: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- adults in randomized controlled trials of berberine for obesity indices
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