Scripps News examines the dietary supplement touted on social media, but doctors advise against relying on it for weight loss.
The active compound, found in plants like barberry, tree turmeric, and goldenseal, has been skyrocketing in popularity as a growing number of people turn to it as a pathway for losing weight.Some are even dubbing it"Nature’s Ozempic," after the injectable type two diabetes medication that has been trending for its weight loss effects. So what makes berberine so attractive?
"With increasing demand of medications like Ozempic due to their effectiveness, we've also seen that there has been an increased shortage in medications like Ozempic, and they've been very difficult to obtain," Jaisinghani said. Due to variability in insurance coverage and high co-pays, they're also quite expensive. With that, many people have turned to seeking alternatives that may be touted or have property claims that are similar to medications like Ozempic.
It's important to note that berberine is considered a dietary supplement and that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration "does not have the authority to approve dietary supplements for safety and effectiveness" the way it can with medicines such as Ozempic."We have to be very careful when we're using an FDA-approved medication's name as a nickname for a supplement.""What I usually tell individuals is that natural does not equate to safe or harmless.
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