A review of the efficacy and safety of key ingredients of over-the-counter products for weight management

British Food Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-125

  Ruxton, C H S ^a   Gardner, E J ^b  

^a Nutrition Communications   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Food products; Food safety; Nutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CARNITINE; CHITOSAN; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; EPHEDRINE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; GUARANA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHASEOLIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRUVIC ACID; TARTARIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOATING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DANDELION; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EPHEDRA; FUCUS; GARCINIA CAMBOGIA; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRAPEFRUIT; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HERB; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; INSOMNIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER HYPERTROPHY; MALABSORPTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NERVOUSNESS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PAPAYA; PAULLINIA; PEUMUS BOLDUS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PINEAPPLE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; SOUR ORANGE; STEATORRHEA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CITRUS AURANTIUM; CROTON OVALIFOLIUS; PAULLINIA CUPANA; TURNERA DIFFUSA;

EID: 19944402492     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700510579180     Document Type: Review

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