Effects of slimming herbal product (Lipo 6)® on body mass index and selected biochemical parameters in obese healthy people

Obesity and overweight and the associated health problems became a global health concern. One of widely used approach for treatment of obesity is by natural pharmaceutical products including medicinal herbs and plants. The study aimedto determine the effects of a natural pharmaceutical product lipo-...

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Main Authors: Alsammarraie, Harith Jameel, Abdulwahed, Aseel Mokdad, Abdulrahman, Mostafa Ali, Alkanaani, Mahmood I. M., Ahmed, Umar Abdullah
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass index
Body size
Body weight
Cholesterol
Hemoglobin
Herbal medicine
High density lipoprotein
Lipids
Medicinal herbs
Obesity
Parameters
Pharmaceuticals
Public health
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Summary:Obesity and overweight and the associated health problems became a global health concern. One of widely used approach for treatment of obesity is by natural pharmaceutical products including medicinal herbs and plants. The study aimedto determine the effects of a natural pharmaceutical product lipo-6® as a sliming product on Body Mass Index (BMI) and some biochemical parameters, namely, lipid profile Total protein and Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C). A commercial slimming herbal product was purchased from the local community pharmacy in Bagdad, Iraq. Thirty healthy volunteers were assigned in to three groups. Group 1 and group were a treatment; whereas, group 3 was a control group given a placebo treatment. The treatment groups showed a significant difference in BMI, TP, HbA1C, HDL-C, TG and VLDL-C, compared to control groups. Cholesterol showed significant decrease in G1, G2 after treatment and compared with before treatment with Lipo 6® and compare with C1, HDL-C did not showed any significant difference in all groups except G1, which showed significant decrease after treatment with Lipo 6®. LDL-C showed significant decrease in G1, G2 after treatment with lipo6® compared with before treatment and compared with C1, while VLDL-C showed significant increase in G1, G2 after treatment compared with before and with C1, C2. The study concluded that the herbal pharmaceutical product Lipo 6® was effective for controlling body weight with a beneficial effects on blood lipid and glucose levels in obese people. The study is the first to measure the bio-effects of a commercial medicinal herbal combination available in the Iraqi market
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/5.0121365