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Natural products and body weight control
Jay Lee1, Yanmei Li1, Chunhua Li1, Duo Li2
1 Department of Research & Development, Beijing Gingko Group, Beijing, 100081, China
2 Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
Correspondence Address:
Duo Li
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, 388 Yu-Hang-Tang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058
China
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DOI: 10.4297/najms.2011.313
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The purpose of the review was to summarise the effect of some commonly available natural products used for body weight management. We collected data from PubMed and scientific journals. There are numerous publications on this topic, however we have summarized the most commonly available and potent natural products from recent 53 publications. The natural products analyzed in this paper include catechins, capsaicin, conjugated linoleic acid, fucoxanthin, soy isoflavone, glabridin, astaxanthin and cyaniding-3-glucoside. These natural products are effective and safe for body weight management. Further studies need to be conducted to investigate the mechanism of action, metabolism, long term safety and side effects of these natural products, as well as interactions between these natural products with dietary components. |
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