Daily intake of Kaempferia parviflora extract decreases abdominal fat in overweight and preobese subjects: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study

• Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity Vol. 11; pp. 447 - 458
• Main Authors: Yoshino, Susumu, Awa, Riyo, Miyake, Yasuo, Fukuhara, Ikuo, Sato, Hisao, Ashino, Toyotada, Tomita, Shinpei, Kuwahara, Hitoshige
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adipose tissue; Blood pressure; Body fat; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; CAT scans; Chemical properties; Clinical trials; Diabetes; Double-blind studies; Energy; Food; Glucose; Health; Health aspects; healthy subjects; Hyperglycemia; Hypertension; Insulin resistance; Kaempferia parviflora; Lipids; Medical tests; Metabolism; Obesity; Original Research; Overweight; Pharmaceuticals; Process controls; randomized clinical trial; Research centers; Risk factors; Tomography; triglyceride; Triglycerides; Type 2 diabetes; visceral fat; Womens health; Zingiberaceae; Japan; triglyceride; randomized clinical trial; healthy subjects; visceral fat; obesity; metabolic disorder

Obesity is a serious problem, which is now a worldwide health problem. extract (KPE) exhibits anti-obesity effects in animals. However, as no clinical trials have evaluated the anti-obesity effects of KPE in humans, we examined the effects of KPE in reducing abdominal fat in overweight and preobese...