Objective Dietary supplements and alternative therapies are commercialized as a panacea
for obesity/weight gain as a result of the minimal regulatory requirements in demonstrating …

Background Compliance with conventional weight-management programs is notoriously
poor, and a plethora of over-the-counter slimming aids are sold with claims of effectiveness …

Obesity is a global public health issue. Although the etiology of this global epidemic is
multifactorial, most sufferers would be delighted to find a relatively effortless way to lose …

The use of food supplements for weight loss purposes has rapidly gained popularity as the
prevalence of obesity increases. Navigating through the vast, often low quality, literature …

Over the past 20 years the use of dietary supplements as adjuvant therapy for weight loss
gained growing favor among consumers and dietician–nutritionists, with the subsequent …

A wide range of complementary therapies is currently being promoted for reducing body
weight, eg, herbal and nonherbal food supplements, homeopathy, hypnosis, and …

Objective: To evaluate the evidence published from 2006 to 2016 on the effectiveness and
safety of commonly used natural supplements for weight loss in individuals with obesity …

The present review examined the evidence base for current popular diets, as listed in the
2016 US News & World Report, on short-term (≤ six months) and long-term (≥ one year) …

Referee: Dr. Susan Yanovski, National Task force on Ptrevention and Treatment of Obesity,
NIDDK, Bldg 45, RM 6AN-18B, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 …

There is no research on the comparative effects of nutraceuticals on weight loss in adults
with overweight or obesity. This study aimed at quantifying and ranking the effects of …