Some medical experts CNN spoke with have concerns about the use of an unregulated supplement hailed as 'Nature's Ozempic'
If TikTok and Reddit influencers are to be believed, the plant-based compound called berberine can be a replacement for such popular diabetes and weight loss drugs as Ozempic and Wegovy. Using berberine as a supplement has become so trendy, in fact, that it has been dubbed “Nature’s Ozempic” by social media users. Some manufacturers are jumping on the trend.
“It’s part of the arsenal of herbs used by naturopathic doctors,” said Dr. Joshua Levitt, a naturopathic doctor in Hamden, Connecticut. “When it comes to glycemic control and for regulation of cholesterol and other lipids and antimicrobial uses, there’s some cool stuff to be done with herbs and nutrients.” In fact, the library of Assyrian emperor Ashurbanipal has clay tablets dating back to 650 BC stating the tangy fruit of the barberry plant was used as a blood-purifying agent.
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