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<journal-id>2183-5985</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Port Nutr]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2183-5985</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2183-59852024000300018</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21011/apn.2024.3804</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[ANÁLISE DA ROTULAGEM DE SUPLEMENTOS ALIMENTARES PARA PERDA DE PESO E POTENCIAL IMPACTO DOS SEUS INGREDIENTES NA SAÚDE DOS CONSUMIDORES]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ANALYSIS OF WEIGHT LOSS SUPPLEMENTS LABELLING AND POSSIBLE IMPACT ON CONSUMER HEALTH]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Martins]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Márcia]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jorge]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rui]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde de Leiria ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Politécnico de Leiria Hub de Inovação de Saúde Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare)]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Rio Maior ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>38</numero>
<fpage>18</fpage>
<lpage>23</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2183-59852024000300018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2183-59852024000300018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2183-59852024000300018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO  INTRODUÇÃO:  Apesar da evidência científica disponível não mostrar utilidade clínica na utilização da maioria dos suplementos alimentares que visam o emagrecimento e destes frequentemente apresentarem problemas do ponto de vista de qualidade e segurança, os suplementos alimentares continuam a ser comercializados e utilizados por quem procura perder peso.  OBJETIVOS:  Analisar a rotulagem de suplementos alimentares direcionados à perda de peso comercializados em Portugal, quanto a potenciais riscos relacionados com os ingredientes que os compõem e avaliar com base na literatura científica disponível o benefício na perda de peso dessas substâncias.  METODOLOGIA:  Recolheram-se aleatoriamente, em supermercados de Lisboa, entre março e abril de 2023, 40 suplementos alimentares que na sua embalagem visam especificamente a perda de peso, tendo sido feita uma análise à sua rotulagem.  RESULTADOS:  As substâncias mais comummente encontradas, na maioria dos casos combinadas, e em dosagens muito variáveis, foram o picolinato de crómio, a Cynara scolymus L., o Taraxacum officinale, a Camellia sinensis, o Citrus aurantium, o Silybum marianum e a Garcinia cambogia. Identificaram-se alegações de saúde infundadas e as substâncias identificadas ou não possuem ensaios clínicos aleatorizados e controlados sobre o seu impacto na perda de peso, ou quando possuem, o benefício demostrado é diminuto ou inexistente, apresentando ainda alguns riscos do ponto de vista de segurança.  CONCLUSÕES:  Os suplementos alimentares que visam a perda de peso apresentam uma grande diversidade de substâncias em diferentes combinações e dosagens, que para além de não apresentarem robustez na evidência do seu benefício como auxílio no tratamento da obesidade, podem apresentar potenciais riscos para quem os consome.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  INTRODUCTION:  Although the available scientific evidence doesn&#8217;t show clinical utility in the use of the majority of weight-loss food supplements and regarding the frequent problems with the quality, safety and benefit of these food supplements, they are still a prevalent weight-loss strategy.  OBJECTIVES:  To analyze the labeling of weight loss supplements in Portugal, exploring potential risks of their ingredients, and reviewing their weight loss benefit using the available scientific literature.  METHODOLOGY:  Between March and April 2023, 40 food supplements for weight loss were randomly collected from supermarkets in Lisbon, and their labeling was analyzed.  RESULTS:  The most common substances, mostly combined, and in very variable dosages, were chromium picolinate, Cynara scolymus L., Taraxacum officinale, Camellia sinensis, Citrus aurantium, Silybum marianum and Garcinia cambogia. Unfounded health claims were identified and the substances identified either don't have randomized controlled clinical trials on their impact on weight loss, or when they do, their demonstrated benefit is low or non-existent and they present some risks from a safety point of view.  CONCLUSIONS:  Food supplements aimed at weight loss have a wide range of substances in different combinations and dosages, which, in addition to not being robust in their effectiveness as an aid in the treatment of obesity, present potential risks for those who consume them.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Segurança]]></kwd>
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