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Study · Measured the body's own peptide · 2022

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The effect of β-caryophyllene on food addiction and its related behaviors: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Alizadeh S, Djafarian K, Mofidi Nejad M, Yekaninejad MS, Javanbakht MH

Appetite6 Jul 2022Cited by 12 (Europe PMC)

PMID35809704 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.appet.2022.106160 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-35809704
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Summary

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Results from this study1

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Natural levels measured1

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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In women with obesity and food addiction, 8 weeks of beta-caryophyllene did not change oxytocin levels compared with placebo.

    In plain wordsIn women with obesity and food addiction, beta-caryophyllene did not change the body's own oxytocin levels compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeOxytocin level
    Study

    n = 52

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    β-caryophyllene supplementation had no significant effect on body composition, anthropometric indices, appetite, eating behavior, dietary intake, physical activity level, mental health, and levels of oxytocin and neuropeptide Y (NPY), compared to the placebo.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Women with obesity and FA, diagnosed by the Yale Food Addiction Scale Score (YFAS-S) ≥3, were randomly allocated to receive a β-caryophyllene softgel (n = 26) (100 mg/daily with meal) or placebo (n = 26) for 8 weeks.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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Version history

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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