Taking berberine supplements might help people who are overweight lose a little bit of weight and shrink their waistline a bit, compared to those who don’t take it.

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Berberine and health outcomes: An umbrella review

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Human

2023 May

This study looked at many previous experiments and found that people who took berberine lost a little weight and had smaller waistlines compared to those who didn’t, which matches what the claim says.

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Berberine and health outcomes: An umbrella review

Score: 20

DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7806

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