{"id":53050,"date":"2021-07-02T13:57:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T17:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=53050"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:11:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:11:47","slug":"review-finds-no-high-quality-evidence-that-weight-loss-supplements-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/review-finds-no-high-quality-evidence-that-weight-loss-supplements-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Review Finds No &#8216;High-Quality&#8217; Evidence That Weight Loss Supplements Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_48058\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 291px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Batsis-John.tdi_-scaled-e1606768582882.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Batsis-John.tdi_-scaled-e1606768582882-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"john-batsis\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">John Batsis, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among adults in the United States trying to maintain a moderate weight, <a class=\"content-link css-29oowu\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1038\/oby.2007.136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">roughly a third<span class=\"css-1qoyvah icon-hl-trusted-source-after\"><span class=\"sro\">Trusted Source<\/span><\/span><\/a> say they have used dietary supplements to achieve their goal. But, according to a new study in<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/oby.23110\">Obesity<\/a><\/em>, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/john-a-batsis-md\/\">John Batsis<\/a>, MD, associate professor in the division of geriatric medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health, high-quality evidence of the benefits of many weight loss products and alternative therapies is currently lacking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur findings are important for clinicians, researchers, and industry alike, as they suggest the need for rigorous evaluation of products for weight loss,\u201d Batsis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly then can we produce data that allows clinicians to provide input and advice with a higher degree of certainty to our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/review-finds-no-high-quality-evidence-that-weight-loss-supplements-work#Lack-of-access-to-approved-therapies\">Medical News Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among adults in the United States trying to maintain a moderate weight, roughly a thirdTrusted Source say they have used dietary supplements to achieve their goal. 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