title: Regular consumption of HolisFiit, a polyphenol-rich extract-based food supplement, improves mind and body well-being of overweight and slightly obese volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, parallel trial.
abstract: Modern lifestyles face growing demands for natural solutions to help improve general well-being. Accordingly, mind-body activities such as yoga have considerably grown. However, beneficial effects require regular workout. Besides, literature suggests that polyphenols may demonstrate positive effects on both mental and physical health. Overweight and obese volunteers, for which well-being might be perceived degraded, were included in a 16-week double-blind, randomized and parallel trial with a daily supplementation of HolisFiit®, a polyphenol-rich food supplement. Body composition was assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) technology; well-being was evaluated with both, Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) and components from Short Form-36 questionnaire (SF-36). Body composition significantly rebalanced by 7.7% (p = .019) of the lean-to-fat mass ratio. Also, sleep quality significantly improved by 43% (p = .00015) as well as both physical and mental components from SF-36, respectively by 10% (p = .004) and 7% (p = .021). These data altogether, suggest that regular consumption of HolisFiit®, might significantly improve mind and body well-being.
authors.affiliation: a FYTEXIA, ZAE Via Europa, 3 rue d'Athènes , Vendres , France.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romain
authors.affiliation: b Research Center in High Performance Sport-UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia , Murcia , Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro Emilio
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Alcaraz
authors.affiliation: b Research Center in High Performance Sport-UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia , Murcia , Spain.
authors.forename: Linda Haiwon
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: a FYTEXIA, ZAE Via Europa, 3 rue d'Athènes , Vendres , France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cases
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D059808:Polyphenols
keywords: Holistic well-being; balanced body composition; mental component; physical component; sleep quality