1. The effects of ginseng supplementation on anthropometric indices and body composition: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Amir Hadi, Maryam Miraghajani, Maryam Hajishafiee, Vihan Moodi, Arman Arab, and Ehsan Ghaedi
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Waist ,010405 organic chemistry ,business.industry ,Anthropometry ,Cochrane Library ,01 natural sciences ,Body fat percentage ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry ,Ginseng ,Complementary and alternative medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Internal medicine ,Meta-analysis ,medicine ,business ,Body mass index - Abstract
Objective This study was conducted to systematically review the efficacy of panax ginseng supplementation on anthropometric indices in adults. Methods PubMed Scopus ISI Web of Science Google Scholar and the Cochrane library were searched up to February 2018. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effects of ginseng supplementation on anthropometric indices including weight body mass index (BMI) waist circumference (WC) and body fat percentage were included. Pooled effect size measured using random effect model (DerSimmonon method). Results Eleven eligible RCTs were considered. Meta-analysis showed that ginseng did not have any significant effect on weight (MD: -0.038 kg 95 % CI: -0.665 0.589 p = 0.905) BMI (MD: 0.103 kg/m2 95 % CI: -0.080 0.286 p = 0.268) WC (MD: 0.117 cm 95 % CI: -4.385 4.620 p = 0.959) and body fat percentage (MD: -1.137 % 95 % CI: -4.006 1.732 p = 0.437). Moreover no significant effect was observed in subgroup analysis. Conclusion It seems that ginseng supplementation does not affect anthropometric and body composition indices in adults. Further large-scale well-designed studies are warranted.
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- 2020