Nutritional Advice El MondoObjectives:
Several mechanisms have been proposed for the effect of vitamin E on weight loss. Yet various interventional studies with wide ranges of doses and durations have reported contradictory results. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.
Does vitamin E supplementation reduce overweight?
Study design:
This review article included 24 RCTs.
Results and conclusions:
The investigators found there was no significant effect of vitamin E supplements on weight [WMD = 0.15, 95% CI = -1.35 to 1.65, p = 0.847], body mass index (BMI) [WMD = 0.04, 95% CI = -0.29 to 0.37, p = 0.815] and waist circumference (WC) [WMD = -0.19 kg, 95% CI = -2.06 to 1.68, p = 0.842], respectively.
The investigators found, however, subgroup analysis revealed that vitamin E supplementation in studies conducted on participants with normal BMI (18.5-24.9) had increasing impact on BMI [p = 0.047].
The investigators concluded there is no significant effect of vitamin E supplementation on weight, BMI and waist circumference (WC). However, vitamin E supplementation increases BMI in participants with normal BMI (18.5-24.9).
Original title:
Can vitamin E supplementation affect obesity indices? A systematic review and meta-analysis of twenty-four randomized controlled trials by Emami MR, Jamshidi S, […], Aryaeian N.
Link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33632535/
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