Conflict of interest: ZW, BSL, and SLH are named as co-inventors on pending and issued patents held by the Cleveland Clinic relating to cardiovascular diagnostics and therapeutics, and have the right to receive royalty payment for inventions or discoveries related to cardiovascular diagnostics or therapeutics from Cleveland HeartLab, Quest Diagnostics, and Procter & Gamble
Most of the positive results in studies happened after 8 to 12 weeks of daily use, along with strength training
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Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa III MB ChB, FCDerm, PhD
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While some patients experience slower digestion (constipation), others may have faster transit times leading to loose stools