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Influencers have been enthusiastically claiming its success in helping them lose weight, with their posts viewed by millions.
But what actually is berberine? How is it related to the drug Ozempic? Does it help people lose weight? And is it safe?
In clinical studies, berberine leads to modest weight loss in people who are obese. But the data are not conclusive as most published studies are small and of varying quality.
The strongest evidence we have comes from two meta-analyses, types of studies that pool together and analyse the results of other studies. Read about the studies by clicking the link in our bio.
22#sugar #foodscience #sugarsubstitute #healthfoods #sweetner
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The latest health trend on TikTok has been dubbed “nature’s own Ozempic”. It’s the herbal preparation berberine.
Influencers have been enthusiastically claiming its success in helping them lose weight, with their posts viewed by millions.
But what actually is berberine? How is it related to the drug Ozempic? Does it help people lose weight? And is it safe?
In clinical studies, berberine leads to modest weight loss in people who are obese. But the data are not conclusive as most published studies are small and of varying quality.
The strongest evidence we have comes from two meta-analyses, types of studies that pool together and analyse the results of other studies. Read about the studies by clicking the link in our bio.
3 years ago
Can we hack sugar to be healthy? These food scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how to reduce sugar intake, and (fortunately) it’s not by eating less sweets. They’re redesigning sugar itself. Watch the full video (including a taste test!) by clicking the link in our bio.
#sugar #foodscience #sugarsubstitute #healthfoods #sweetner
3 years ago
Arable land is shrinking. Our population is growing. How will future farms feed the planet? Tune in Thursday July 13th for the Hard Reset MEGASODE – a 40-minute feature on the variety of solutions to rebuilding our world’s food systems from scratch.
3 years ago