Combined Polyphenol Extracts Show Favorable Effects On Obesity-Induced Metabolic Disturbances
Obesity is a chronic and complex condition with serious health complications that has reached global epidemic proportions. Many plant extracts exhibit weight loss properties and health benefits due to the presence of polyphenolic compounds. Polyphenols are natural extracts that have been extensively studied over the past few years due to their antioxidant and anti- inflammatory properties and more recently for their potential use in the reduction of obesity. This literature review examines a poly-phenolic weight loss aid with 7 clinical trials showing metabolic benefits of increased satiety, decreased cravings, and decreases in body fat, blood pressure and lipid profiles. These studies have shown that a nutraceutical compound of hibiscus-flower extracts and lemon verbena extracts, in a formulation called Metabolaid®, has a synergistic effect on weight-management and cardiovascular health by exerting its effect in the adipose tissue, muscles and liver via the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase pathways with no reported side effects.
