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Q: Are acai supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are apple cider vinegar (Malus sylvestris or Malus domestica) supplements safe and effective in stimulating weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are banaba leaf extract (corosolic acid) supplements safe and effective in stimulating weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are bean pod (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) or synephrine-containing supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are capsicum (cayenne) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are L-carnitine supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are cha de bugre (Cordia ecalyculata) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are chitosan supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are chromium picolinate supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Does supplemental conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) or high dietary CLA reduce body fat/body weight in adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are ephedra/ephedrine (Ma Huang) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are forskolin (Coleus forskohlii) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are glucomannan or Konjac mannan supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are green coffee bean extract supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are green tea extract supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are guar gum supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are guggul extract supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are Hoodia gordonii supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are hydroxy-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are L-5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are hydroxycitric acid (Garcinia cambogia or Garcinia gummi-gutta) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are laminaria supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are psyllium (plantago) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are pyruvate supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are raspberry ketone supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are spirulina or blue-green algae supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are vanadium or vanadyl sulfate supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
Q: Are yohimbine (yohimbe) supplements safe and effective for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity?
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