[HTML][HTML] Konjac Glucomannan: an emerging specialty medical food to aid in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Y Fang, J Ma, P Lei, L Wang, J Qu, J Zhao, F Liu, X Yan… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
There are many factors causing T2DM; thus, it is difficult to prevent and cure it with
conventional treatment. In order to realize the continuous intervention of T2DM, the …

Risks associated with fat burners: a toxicological perspective

Ž Jakopin - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Dietary supplements “fat burners”, freely available on the market, are intended to promote
weight loss and reduce fat accumulation, either via stimulation of lipolysis or by inhibition of …

Can konjac (Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch) and it constituent glucomannan be useful for treatment of obesity?

AV Sirotkin - Obesity Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
This review outlines the positive effects of konjac (Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch) and it
polysaccharide glucomannan on human health, on fat metabolism and obesity. The …

[BOOK][B] Childhood obesity: causes, consequences, and intervention approaches

MI Goran - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and continues to
increase in prevalence in almost all countries in which it has been studied, including …

Abuse and misuse of selected dietary supplements among adolescents: a look at poison center data

JM Biggs, JA Morgan, AB Lardieri… - The Journal of …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
OBJECTIVE The use of dietary supplements has increased and is associated with adverse
effects. Indications for use include recreation, body image concerns, mood enhancement, or …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological approaches for management of child and adolescent obesity

A Kanekar, M Sharma - Journal of clinical medicine research, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents continue to be a global public
health epidemic. Current national data on childhood and adolescent obesity show alarming …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary fibers and nutraceuticals for primary cardiovascular prevention in children and adolescents: A critical review

F Martino, PE Puddu, G Pannarale, F Barillą - Food and Nutrition …, 2013 - scirp.org
The roles of dietary fibers and nutraceuticals for primary prevention of cardiovascular
disease from childhood are reviewed. Nutrition as an epigenetic modifier and the roles of …

Nutraceuticals in the early infancy

P Pignatelli, S Basili - Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerosis disease and its extent in childhood correlate positively with established risk
factors, namely obesity, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The …

Do slimming supplements work?

H Gibson-Moore - Nutrition bulletin, 2010 - cabdirect.org
This article describes the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity resulting in the
increasing use and booming industry of slimming supplements. The efficacy and safety of …

[BOOK][B] Il peso dell'infanzia: Una ricerca sociologica su abitudini alimentari e obesitą

A Plava - 2023 - library.oapen.org
Childhood obesity is an endemic, growing and worrying phenomenon driven by multiple
and interdependent causes. It is, therefore, one of the greatest challenges of the 21st …