Fucoxanthin and weight
What 2 graded rows on fucoxanthin agree on for weight, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Fucoxanthin page, with its PubMed record.
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Fucoxanthin and weight
2 rows · 188 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 found no difference.
- DGrade D× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 188
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 151 people (2010) and found an improvement.
The row that found an improvement was larger: 151 people, against 37 people for the row that found no difference.
The row that found an improvement ran longer (4 months) than the row that found no difference (3 months).
The row that found no difference is newer (2024) than the row that found an improvement (2010).
The rows
1 improved · 1 no difference- DGrade DBody weight and liver fat in obese women (fucoxanthin + pomegranate seed oil) · Improved
RCT · n 151 · 2010 · Obese, non-diabetic premenopausal women with or without fatty liver
Xanthigen-600 (2.4 mg fucoxanthin/day) · 16 weeks
Body weight fell 5.5 kg (fatty-liver group) and 4.9 kg (normal-liver group), with less body and liver fat, lower triglycerides and CRP. Resting energy expenditure rose with fucoxanthin and Xanthigen.
Row on the Fucoxanthin page · PubMed 19840063 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DWeight and fat loss added to a diet and exercise programme · No difference
RCT · n 37 · 2024 · Overweight women (mean age 29) on a supervised exercise programme and a modest calorie deficit
4.4 mg/day fucoxanthin · 12 weeks
No additional weight or fat loss versus placebo. The authors report greater gains in bone density, daily steps, resting heart rate, aerobic capacity and blood lipids with the extract.
Row on the Fucoxanthin page · PubMed 38613023 (opens PubMed)