49.1% of US adults
aged 20 and over tried to lose weight in the past 12 months, in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey fielded from 2013 to 2016.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2018Berberine Phytosome is the lead active here, studied most for switching cleanly between fuels. 13 human studies on Berberine Phytosome back this formula, each one cited. Each serving carries 550 mg of Berberine Phytosome, inside the range the published research used. Who it fits: for everyone, adults.
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49.1% of US adults
aged 20 and over tried to lose weight in the past 12 months, in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey fielded from 2013 to 2016.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 201815% of US adults
reported following a calorie-counting eating pattern in the past year, in the International Food Information Council's 2025 Food and Health Survey.
International Food Information Council, 202675% of US adults
said they were trying to limit or avoid sugar in their diet, in the International Food Information Council's 2025 Food and Health Survey.
International Food Information Council, 202657.6%
During 2017 to 2018, 57.6% of US adults aged 20 and over reported using a dietary supplement in the past 30 days.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics47% of US adults
aged 20 and over kept added sugars under the Dietary Guidelines limit of 10 percent of daily calories, leaving more than half of US adults over that limit, in the What We Eat in America dietary recall component of NHANES 2015-2016.
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Food Surveys Research Group, 201995% of US adults
aged 20 and over ate one or more snacks on the day their diet was recorded, in the What We Eat in America dietary recall component of NHANES 2017 through March 2020.
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Food Surveys Research Group, 202459 to 66 days
was the median time it took adults to make a new daily health habit automatic across the studies a 2024 review pooled, with individuals ranging from 4 to 335 days.
Systematic review and meta-analysis, 202461% to 74%
About 61 to 74 percent of adults refilling a long-term medicine on their own stopped within a year, versus 33 to 44 percent on one set pickup day.
Cohort study, 2015Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020
Pooling 12 trials, berberine supplementation modestly lowered body weight by about 2.1 kg and waist size by about 1.1 cm.
Clinical Nutrition ESPENRandomised trial, 2025
In adults with elevated blood sugar, taking 1200 mg of berberine plus 600 mg of cinnamon daily for 12 weeks lowered fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, and LDL cholesterol.
European Journal of NutritionMeta-analysis, 2020
Across 10 clinical trials, berberine was associated with a lower body mass index (-0.29 kg/m2) and waist circumference (-2.75 cm), with no detectable change in body weight (-0.11 kg, confidence interval -0.99 to 0.76).
Complement Ther Clin PractMeta-analysis, 2023
Pooling 20 trials in about 1,761 adults, berberine lowered fasting blood sugar by roughly 0.5 mmol/L.
The Journal of NutritionSystematic review and meta-analysis, 2025
Across placebo-controlled randomized trials in adults, berberine lowered LDL cholesterol by about 0.50 mmol/L and total cholesterol by about 0.45 mmol/L.
Frontiers in PharmacologyMeta-analysis, 2024
In adults with metabolic strain, berberine lowered fasting blood sugar by 0.77, a long-term blood sugar marker by 0.57, an insulin resistance marker by 1.04, and two inflammation markers.
Clin TherSystematic review and meta-analysis, 2022
Pooling 37 randomized trials in 3,048 adults with high blood sugar, berberine lowered fasting blood glucose by about 0.82 mmol/L and HbA1c by about 0.63 percentage points, without raising the rate of low blood sugar.
Frontiers in PharmacologyRandomised trial, 2021
In adults with above-normal blood sugar, adding a berberine-containing nutraceutical to usual care improved glycaemic markers more than usual care alone over the study period.
NutrientsRandomised trial, 2005
In healthy adults, goldenseal, a berberine-containing botanical, lowered the measured activity of the CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 drug-processing enzymes.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeuticsRandomised trial, 2007
Goldenseal, a berberine-containing botanical, showed no detectable change in digoxin handling in healthy adults in this controlled study.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biologicRandomised trial, 2026
In eight adults, 1.5 g of berberine for 7 days before an hour's exercise in heat lowered heart rate to 163 beats per minute, versus 166 with placebo.
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In a placebo-compared trial, 8 healthy young adults took 1.5 g of berberine daily for 7 days before running an hour in 35 degree heat. Mean body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, thermal sensation and general discomfort during the run were all modestly lower with berberine than placebo. One small trial of 8 people.
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Of steady daily use. The result shows up on a fasting glucose and lipid panel, which is the marker the trials tracked.
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Chloride salt of the berberine cation, usually supplied as the dihydrate. A yellow crystalline powder with limited water solubility
The berberine molecule bound into a complex with phospholipids, typically phosphatidylcholine, so each unit of the alkaloid sits within a lipid shell rather than being paired with a simple counter-ion. It is sold as a standardised branded complex.
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