Adverse Psychiatric Effects Associated with Herbal Weight-Loss Products

Obesity and overeating are among the most prevalent health concerns worldwide and individuals are increasingly using performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) as an easy and fast way to control their weight. Among these, herbal weight-loss products (HWLPs) often attract users due to their health...

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Autores principales: Bersani, F. Saverio, Coviello, Marialuce, Imperatori, Claudio, Francesconi, Marta, Hough, Christina M., Valeriani, Giuseppe, De Stefano, Gianfranco, Bolzan Mariotti Posocco, Flaminia, Santacroce, Rita, Minichino, Amedeo, Corazza, Ornella
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26457296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/120679
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author Bersani, F. Saverio
Coviello, Marialuce
Imperatori, Claudio
Francesconi, Marta
Hough, Christina M.
Valeriani, Giuseppe
De Stefano, Gianfranco
Bolzan Mariotti Posocco, Flaminia
Santacroce, Rita
Minichino, Amedeo
Corazza, Ornella
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Coviello, Marialuce
Imperatori, Claudio
Francesconi, Marta
Hough, Christina M.
Valeriani, Giuseppe
De Stefano, Gianfranco
Bolzan Mariotti Posocco, Flaminia
Santacroce, Rita
Minichino, Amedeo
Corazza, Ornella
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description Obesity and overeating are among the most prevalent health concerns worldwide and individuals are increasingly using performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) as an easy and fast way to control their weight. Among these, herbal weight-loss products (HWLPs) often attract users due to their health claims, assumed safety, easy availability, affordable price, extensive marketing, and the perceived lack of need for professional oversight. Reports suggest that certain HWLPs may lead to onset or exacerbation of psychiatric disturbances. Here we review the available evidence on psychiatric adverse effects of HWLPs due to their intrinsic toxicity and potential for interaction with psychiatric medications.
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spelling pubmed-45895742015-10-11 Adverse Psychiatric Effects Associated with Herbal Weight-Loss Products Bersani, F. Saverio Coviello, Marialuce Imperatori, Claudio Francesconi, Marta Hough, Christina M. Valeriani, Giuseppe De Stefano, Gianfranco Bolzan Mariotti Posocco, Flaminia Santacroce, Rita Minichino, Amedeo Corazza, Ornella Biomed Res Int Review Article Obesity and overeating are among the most prevalent health concerns worldwide and individuals are increasingly using performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) as an easy and fast way to control their weight. Among these, herbal weight-loss products (HWLPs) often attract users due to their health claims, assumed safety, easy availability, affordable price, extensive marketing, and the perceived lack of need for professional oversight. Reports suggest that certain HWLPs may lead to onset or exacerbation of psychiatric disturbances. Here we review the available evidence on psychiatric adverse effects of HWLPs due to their intrinsic toxicity and potential for interaction with psychiatric medications. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4589574/ /pubmed/26457296 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/120679 Text en Copyright © 2015 F. Saverio Bersani et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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De Stefano, Gianfranco
Bolzan Mariotti Posocco, Flaminia
Santacroce, Rita
Minichino, Amedeo
Corazza, Ornella
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26457296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/120679
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