Weight

Weight Evidence Ranking

Within this category, verdicts with higher evidence scores appear first. Verdicts without a score stay lower in the same list.

• B 68 L-carnitine x Body fat and dieting
  Human meta-analyses repeatedly show a small mean weight-loss signal of about 1 kg, but body-fat percentage, waist circumference, and large dieting... · View verdict →
• C 48 Green coffee (chlorogenic acids; green coffee bean extract/chlorogenic acid) x Weight loss and body weight/body fat reduction
  Small short-term RCTs show a roughly 1 kg signal, but broader meta-analyses find unstable weight effects and the key large-loss advertising trial w... · View verdict →
• C 42 Barley sprout (young barley shoot; Hordeum vulgare L. young barley leaf/sprout) x Diet and liver
  The liver RCTs are centered on oxidative-stress surrogate markers and show no difference versus placebo in liver fat or liver enzymes, while diet l... · View verdict →
• C 42 Chitosan, including chitosan derivatives/polyglucosamine x Fat absorption inhibition and body fat/body weight reduction
  Overall meta-analyses show a small weight difference of about 1 kg, but higher-quality/larger RCTs and human fecal fat excretion studies weaken bot... · View verdict →
• D 34 Glucomannan (konjac) x Weight loss and satiety
  Weight-loss signals are small in short-term, small adult studies, but meta-analyses are inconsistent and an independent adult RCT found null primar... · View verdict →
• C score not listed Probiotics (lactic acid bacteria, specific strains) x Body-fat reduction and dieting
  The evidence is conflicting or limited · View verdict →
• C score not listed Spinach extract (thylakoids) x appetite suppression and weight management
  The evidence is conflicting or limited · View verdict →
• D score not listed Garcinia cambogia (HCA) x body fat and body weight reduction
  Human evidence is insufficient or was not confirmed in key trials. · View verdict →
• D score not listed Cissus quadrangularis x body weight and body fat reduction
  Human evidence is insufficient or was not confirmed in key trials. · View verdict →
• D score not listed CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) x body fat reduction
  Human evidence is insufficient or was not confirmed in key trials. · View verdict →
• D score not listed Green tea catechins (EGCG) x body-fat reduction
  Human evidence is insufficient or was not confirmed in key trials · View verdict →