meta_analysis
2025
High Quality
Effects of dietary supplements on androgenetic alopecia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Unknown authors
Published in Frontiers in Nutrition
Key Findings
Network meta-analysis ranked dietary supplements, including saw palmetto-containing products, as beneficial adjuncts in androgenetic alopecia with good tolerability.
Conclusions
Supplements may serve as adjuncts to conventional 5-alpha-reductase inhibition, pending larger high-quality RCTs.
Supplements Studied
Saw Palmetto
Herb
Dietary supplements may serve as beneficial adjuncts or alternatives to conventional treatments.
Outcomes Measured
Dietary supplements may serve as beneficial adjuncts or alternatives to conventional treatments. Future large-scale, high-quality RCTs are needed to verify these findings.
Study Details
Year:2025
Quality Score:7/10
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