White Kidney Bean Extract and weight
What 3 graded rows on white kidney bean extract agree on for weight, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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White Kidney Bean Extract and weight
3 rows · 686 peopleThey agree: all 3 rows found an improvement.
- BGrade B× 1
- CGrade C× 2
- Rows
- 3
- Trials
- 10
- People
- 686
- Pooled reviews may count some twice
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade B, is a meta-analysis of 543 people (2026) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 62 to 543 people, published from 2024 to 2026: 1 pooled review and 2 single studies.
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3 improved- BGrade BBody weight and fat mass in overweight and obesity · Improved
Meta-analysis, 8 studies · n 543 · 2026 · Adults with overweight or obesity (8 RCTs)
Varied by trial · Varied by trial
Weight fell 1.62 kg more than placebo, with reductions in BMI (−0.58), fat mass (−1.17 kg), waist (−1.58 cm) and hip circumference; fasting glucose, triglycerides and insulin did not differ. No serious related adverse events.
Row on the White Kidney Bean Extract page · PubMed 42066439 (opens PubMed)
- CGrade CWeight and fat loss during calorie restriction (Phase 2 extract) · Improved
RCT · n 81 · 2024 · Adults with overweight or moderate obesity on a calorie-restricted diet
700 mg or 1,000 mg three times daily, 30 minutes before meals · 12 weeks
Body weight, fat mass, BMI, waist and hip circumference fell more than with placebo, in a dose-dependent manner.
Row on the White Kidney Bean Extract page · PubMed 38830962 (opens PubMed)
- CGrade CWeight and body fat in overweight and obesity (Phaseolean extract) · Improved
RCT · n 62 · 2024 · Adults with overweight or obesity (India)
500 mg or 1,000 mg before each of three meals (1.5 or 3 g/day) · 45 days
Weight fell about 2.1 kg (1.5 g/day) and 1.9 kg (3 g/day) versus 0.13 kg on placebo (P < 0.01), with lower BMI, body fat and circumferences; no adverse effects.
Row on the White Kidney Bean Extract page · PubMed 39170208 (opens PubMed)