Adjunctive berberine reduces antipsychotic-associated weight gain and metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial.

MeiYan ChanZongshi QinSui-Cheung ManMing LamWing Him LaiRoger Man Kin NgChe Kin LeeTak Luen WongEdwin Ho Ming LeeHei Kiu WongYibin FengLanying LiuFeng HanEric Yu Hai ChenZhang-Jin Zhang

Published in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2022)

The findings suggest that berberine is effective in attenuating antipsychotic-associated weight gain and metabolic syndrome.

Keyphrases

weight gain
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
birth weight
insulin resistance
uric acid
weight loss
cardiovascular risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
physical activity