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Review
. 2016 Oct 11;21(10):1351.
doi: 10.3390/molecules21101351.

Natural Dietary and Herbal Products in Anti-Obesity Treatment

Nan-Nong Sun  1 , Tsung-Yen Wu  2 , Chi-Fai Chau  3   4
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Review

Natural Dietary and Herbal Products in Anti-Obesity Treatment

Nan-Nong Sun et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is on the rise around the world. Common comorbidities associated with obesity, particularly diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease have an impact on social and financial systems. Appropriate lifestyle and behavior interventions are still the crucial cornerstone to weight loss success, but maintaining such a healthy lifestyle is extremely challenging. Abundant natural materials have been explored for their obesity treatment potential and widely used to promote the development of anti-obesity products. The weight loss segment is one of the major contributors to the overall revenue of the dietary supplements market. In this review, the anti-obesity effects of different dietary or herbal products, and their active ingredients and mechanisms of action against obesity will be discussed.

Keywords: anti-obesity; dietary supplements; mechanism; phytochemicals; weight loss.

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Conflict of interest statement

All contributing authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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