Does viral supplement Berberine work? And what are the health risks?
ARE THE HEALTH RISKS TO LOOK OUT FOR? >> ARE YOU SEEING THIS? >> A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT TAKING THE INTERNET BY STORM. >> DOES BERBERINE WORK? >> BERBERINE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA USERS SAY IT COULD HELP REDUCE APPETITE AS WELL AS IMPROVE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS, RESULTING IN WEIGHT LOSS FOR SOME, BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT ITS EFFECTIVENESS. GOOGLE SEARCHES BEGAN TO INCREASE AT THE END OF MARCH. SOME PEOPLE ARE EVEN DUBBING IT NATURE OZEMPIC ABOUT THE DIABETES MEDICATION CRAZE, LEADING THE SHORTAGES AND PEOPLE CRAVING ALTERNATIVES. SAVANNA CROSBY HAS BEEN TAKING BERBERINE FOR SEVEN WEEKS. >> I HAVE LOST SEVEN POUNDS, INCHES, MY CLOTHES ARE FITTING ME BETTER, AND I FEEL DIFFERENT. >> SHE SAYS THE SUPPLEMENT HAS BEEN A GAME CHANGER FOR HER ON HER WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY AND THAT HER POPULAR POST NOW HAVE BRANDS REACHING OUT TO GET HER TO TRY THEIR VERSION OF THE SUPPLEMENT, BUT SHE SAYS SHE IS NOT BEING PAID.
>> I WAS NOTICING THAT NO MATTER WHAT I WAS DOING, THE SCALE WAS GOING UP AND I FELT LIKE I WAS GAINING WEIGHT. IF I COULD HAVE, I WOULD’VE DONE OZEMPIC, BUT BECAUSE OF THE COST, IT’S OUTRAGEOUS. >> AND ANALYSIS DONE SUPPLEMENT MAY PROVIDE CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFITS AND POTENTIALLY WEIGHT LOSS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT, BUT UNLIKE OZEMPIC, WHICH IS CLASS ONE AND CAN COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, BERBERINE CAN BE PURCHASED AT A LOCAL STORE. >> YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT OR PRESCRIPTION. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENCES AND HOW BERBERINE IS REGULATED COMPARED TO OTHER DRUGS LIKE TYLENOL.
DR. PETER: LEAVE THE SUPPLEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM AT HARVARD MEDICAL AND WARNS THAT WHILE BERBERINE MAY RESULT IN WEIGHT LOSS, MANY OF THE CLAIMS HAVE NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY LARGE, PEER-REVIEWED STUDIES AND THERE ARE POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS. >> INCLUDING NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OR PROBLEMS, MAKE SURE THAT BERBERINE IS ACCURATELY LABELED. IT’S A TRICKY THING TO USE. >> HE SAYS THAT IF YOU ARE LOSING WEIGHT, THERE COULD BE SOMETHING MORE DANGEROUS AT WORK. >> THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER DRUG THAT IS IN THE BERBERINE THAT IS NOT LISTED. >> ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS? >> I HAVE OCCASIONAL HEADACHES AND DRY THROAT. >> THEY ALL LASTED ONLY A COUPLE DAYS. >> SHE SAYS THE JOURNEY HAS BEEN POSITIVE BUT PLANS TO TAKE A BREAK AFTER 12 WEEKS ON THE SUPPLEMENT AND URGES OTHER USERS TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. >> IT MAY NOT WORK FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, SO RESEARCH AND TALK TO YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDER.
IT’S IMPORTANT. >> IN STUDIO, THIS IS A NATURAL STUDIO. IT JUST TOOK OFF IN POPULARITY. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HOW IT’S BEEN BEING USED? >> IT’S NOT A NEW SUPPLEMENT. IT’S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1917. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, IT COMES FROM PLANTS AND IS USED AS A DYE, AND THAT’S WHAT IT’S BEEN USED FOR. LI.
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