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A botanical approach to managing obesity

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posted on 2024-11-13, 11:36 authored by Dilip Ghosh
metabolic syndrome in check like obesity. There are few drugs in the market to ameliorate or prevent obesity but there are the costs, efficacy and side effects to consider. For centuries people across the countries have been using natural products and plant based dietary supplements for weight control. The current review will consists of one South Asian herb, Garcinia cambogia and one Chinese herb, Magnolia officinalis.

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Ghosh, D. (2009). A botanical approach to managing obesity. In D. M. Martirosyan (Eds.), Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases, Volume 4 (pp. 263-273). Richardson, Texas, USA: Functional Foods Center.

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263-273

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English

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22677

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