Evaluation of Sinetrol® Xpur in Fat Mass Reduction on Overweight and Obese Subjects

This study aims to evaluate effects of a 16-week supplementation with a polyphenol rich extract, Sinetrol® Xpur, on fat mass accumulation and body weight management improvement.Subjects were overweight or obese and received polyphenol supplement or placebo. A 4-week follow-up as performed to evaluate its effect after supplementation stop.

Inclusion Criteria:

• overweight or obese (25 kg.m-2<BMI<42.5kg.m-2)
• healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

• metabolic or chronical disease with treatments (i.e.: diabetes, dyslipidemia, thyroiditis, inflammatory disease, immunological disease, infectious disease, asthma, anxiety and depression)
• food allergy to the ingredients of the product (grapefruit, orange, caffeine, guarana)
• involved in the prior 6 months in a chronic treatment program, eating disorders history, subjected to weight reduction by surgery
• start or quit smoking, high alcohol consumption
• pregnant, breastfeeding, wanting to have a baby,
• menopausal women