Moringa leaf and Increased Body Mass Index

• The impact of Moringa oleifera leaf supplementation on human and animal nutrition, growth, and milk production: A systematic review.

  • 2022-03-18
  • Systematic Review
  • Phytotherapy research : PTR 36(4)
  • • Sumeer Brar
    • Carolyn Haugh
    • Nicole Robertson
    • Patrick Mbullo Owuor
    • Carrie Waterman
    • George J Fuchs
    • Suzanna Labib Attia

  • PubMed: 35302264
  • DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7415

  4 Insights on

  • Increased Body Mass Index

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  In humans, moringa at higher (14-30 g/day) not lower (<10 g/day) doses improved hemoglobin (Hgb) in children with iron deficiency anemia, improved Hgb and vitamin A status in postmenopausal women, and increased BMI in HIV+ underweight adults.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  14-30 g/day