Hibiscus and Reduced Body Mass Index

• Clinical effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn. on obesity treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

  • 2024-09
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 339
  • Complementary therapies in medicine 84
  • • Piyameth Dilokthornsakul
    • Natnicha Rattanachaisit
    • Phiyanuch Thimkorn
    • Supawan Pongpattanawut
    • Witoo Dilokthornsakul
    • Teerapon Dhippayom

  • PubMed: 38878905
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103063

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced Body Mass Index

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  The mean differences for BMI and waist circumference reduction were - 0.06 kg/m² (95 % CI; - 0.58 to 0.47, I² = 0.0 %)

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No