Herbal preparations for weight loss in adults

Teng, Lida; Lee, E Lyn; Zhang, Li; Barnes, Joanne

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“…Preventing obesity is significant from a public health perspective for controlling non-communicable diseases such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers ( Henry, 2011 ; Tiwari and Balasundaram, 2023 ). Additionally, beyond health concerns, a significant increase has been observed in the desire for weight loss, motivated by aesthetic reasons, irrespective of an individual body mass index (BMI), in recent years ( Boepple et al, 2019 ; Teng et al, 2020 ). Data indicates that approximately 50% of US adults have attempted to lose weight, of which 66.7% were obese, while 26.5% were either underweight or normal weight ( Martin et al, 2018 ).…”

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Real-world evidence of characteristics and factors influencing herbal medicine use for weight loss in adults

Lee,

Yang,

Yim

2024

Front. Pharmacol.

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BackgroundObesity imposes a significant socioeconomic burden owing to its high prevalence. In response to the adverse outcomes associated with conventional pharmacotherapy and the challenges of low adherence to lifestyle interventions, herbal medicine has surfaced as an actively utilized approach for weight loss. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the characteristics and influencing factors of herbal medicine users for weight loss in adults.MethodsOverall, 22,080 participants were included based on data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2010 to 2019. Simple logistic regression analyses were used to derive the associations between herbal medicine use for weight loss and individual characteristics. Three models were constructed utilizing multiple logistic regression analyses to assess the associations between herbal medicine use for weight loss and the combined characteristics of predisposing, enabling, and need factors according to Andersen’s model.ResultsIn the full adjustment model, women, younger adults, those with higher incomes, and individuals reporting higher levels of perceived stress were more prone to use herbal medicine for weight loss in the past year. Adults who identified body image as being fat/very fat, those who consumed alcohol, and those classified as severely obese by body mass index were also more prone to use herbal medicine for weight loss. In particular, adults with a higher rate and amount of weight loss in the past year were more likely to use herbal medicine for weight loss compared to those experiencing weight gain/no changes/loss of 0–3 kg.ConclusionOur study was the first to derive the characteristics and influencing factors of herbal medicine users for weight loss among adults. These findings hold significant promise for informing future research endeavors and policy decision-making for effective resource distribution for obesity treatment.

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Real-world evidence of characteristics and factors influencing herbal medicine use for weight loss in adults

Lee,

Yang,

Yim

2024

Front. Pharmacol.

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Weight management strategies and food supplement intake among Bulgarian adults: results of a national survey

Staynova,

Yanachkova

2023

PHAR

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The number of overweight and obese people has dramatically risen in the last two decades and has become one of the most serious health concerns. This study aimed to assess the use of food supplements as aids in reducing body weight and different approaches for weight management practised by Bulgarian adults. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based online survey was conducted between December 2019 and February 2020. A total of 508 adults completed the survey. According to study participants, the Internet was the most used source of weight reduction information (66.9%). One hundred and seventy-two adults (33.9%) have sought weight-loss advice from a personal trainer/fitness instructor, and only 12.6% (n = 64) have consulted with a physician. More than half of the respondents (n = 288, 56.7%) reported food supplement use to maintain weight. The majority of the consumers were female (76.4%, p < 0.001) and adults with higher education (89.9%, p < 0.001). The main reasons for food supplement intake were individual research on the Internet (43%), advice from a personal trainer/fitness instructor (23.6%), and a recommendation from a healthcare provider (22.2%). With the increasing rates of overweight and obesity, food supplements are becoming a popular weight-loss approach, which is confirmed by our findings.

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Herbal preparations for weight loss in adults

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Real-world evidence of characteristics and factors influencing herbal medicine use for weight loss in adults

Real-world evidence of characteristics and factors influencing herbal medicine use for weight loss in adults

Weight management strategies and food supplement intake among Bulgarian adults: results of a national survey

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