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Condition overview

Attributes

Commonalityis common

Linked signs and symptoms

20

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Linked drugs / medications

3

Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.

Treatments, therapies and supportive options

37

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Lifestyle changes

13

Linked diagnostic tests and investigations

7

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Biological and test markers

6

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Often increased

5

Other associated markers

0

No markers in this group.

Introduction / full article

Obesity

ID 1188

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Vitamin D [1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help in preventing some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Please note, this acts as a PREVENTATIVE treatment, and not necessarily symptomatic relief.

Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Vitamin D can help prevent obesity)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Red Clover helps to treat obesity by reducing appetite)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Glyconutrients [1, 2, 3]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation  (Available evidence does not support claims that glyconutrients help to treat obesity. More studies are needed.)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Red Pepper (Capsaicin):

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: weakly against (Available evidence does not support claims that Red Peppers help to treat or prevent obesity in any way)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Bromelain (Sulphydryl Proteolytic Enzyme, Ananas Comosus):

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: weakly against (Available evidence does not support claims that Bromelain helps to treat obesity)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Moxibustion:

Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence to show that moxibustion helps in treating obesity)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Low-Level Laser Therapy:

Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence to show that laser therapy helps in treating obesity)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

 

 

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3228488

3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/glyconutrients

4. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/redclover/

5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19609225

6. http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/natural-fertility-boosters.html

7. http://indigo-herbs.co.uk/acatalog/Red_Clover_Flowers_Info.html

8. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/trifolium_pratense.html

9. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/red-clover

10. http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/69350.cfm

11. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/o/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD006164/frame.html

12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10824056

13. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcb.10338/abstract

14. http://pain-topics.org/pdf/vitamind-report.pdf

15. http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1185/030079908X253519

16. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article756975.ece

17. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17556697

18. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18065602

19. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamind.html



 

 

 


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