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The effect of the dietary supplement, Chitosan, on body weight: a randomised controlled trial in 250 overweight and obese adults

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Obesity, August 2004
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (95th percentile)

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12 news outlets
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1 policy source
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1 Facebook page

Citations

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180 Mendeley
Title
The effect of the dietary supplement, Chitosan, on body weight: a randomised controlled trial in 250 overweight and obese adults
Published in
International Journal of Obesity, August 2004
DOI 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802693
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Authors

C Ni Mhurchu, S D Poppitt, A-T McGill, F E Leahy, D A Bennett, R B Lin, D Ormrod, L Ward, C Strik, A Rodgers

Abstract

Chitosan, a deacetylated chitin, is a widely available dietary supplement purported to decrease body weight and serum lipids through gastrointestinal fat binding. Although evaluated in a number of trials, its efficacy remains in dispute.

Mendeley readers

Mendeley readers

The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 180 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Ireland 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 178 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 36 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 23 13%
Student > Master 23 13%
Researcher 17 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 7%
Other 32 18%
Unknown 37 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 39 22%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 32 18%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 13 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 4%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 7 4%
Other 32 18%
Unknown 49 27%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 80. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 March 2016.
All research outputs
#449,419
of 22,759,618 outputs
Outputs from International Journal of Obesity
#249
of 4,315 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#300
of 46,605 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Obesity
#2
of 49 outputs
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