The Effects of Curcumin Supplementation on Body Weight, Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Publisher Pubmed



Mousavi SM^{1, 2} ; Milajerdi A^{1, 2} ; Varkaneh HK^{1, 2} ; Gorjipour MM^{1, 2} ; Esmaillzadeh A^{1, 3, 4} Show Affiliations
Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition Published:2020

Abstract

Background & Objectives: Inconsistent data are available about the effect of curcumin supplementation on body weight. This systematic review and meta-analysis was done to summarize data from available clinical trials on the effect of curcumin supplementation on body weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and Waist Circumference (WC). Methods: PubMed, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar were searched to find relevant articles up to August 2018. The effect sizes were expressed as weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Between-study heterogeneity was assessed using I2. Subgroup analysis was done to find possible sources of heterogeneity. Results: Totally, 11 studies that enrolled 876 subjects (53% women) were included. Combining effect sizes suggested a significant effect of curcumin administration on body weight (Weighed Mean Difference (WMD): −1.14kg, 95% CI: −2.16, −0.12, P= 0.02) and BMI (WMD: −0.48 kg/m2, 95% CI: −0.78, −0.17, P = 0.002), respectively. However, no significant effect of curcumin supplementation on WC was found (WMD: −1.51 cm, 95% CI: −4.041, 1.003, P = 0.23). Based on subgroup analysis, we found that the effect of curcumin on WC was significant in studies that prescribed ≥1000 mg/d curcumin (P ≤ 0.001), those with the intervention duration of ≥8 weeks (P ≤ 0.001), and those that was performed on overweight subjects (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: We found a significant effect of curcumin supplementation on body weight and BMI, but not on WC. However, the effect of curcumin on WC was significant in studies done on overweight subjects, used ≥1000 mg/d curcumin, and ≥8 weeks of duration. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.