Evidence brief · Supplement
7-Keto-DHEA for Metabolic rate / weight
Evidence grade D — Weak
- Overall grade
- Grade D
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade D — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Metabolic rate / weightEvidence grade D
Weak
Triviallow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Metabolic rate / weight (grade D).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For metabolic rate / weight, 7-Keto-DHEA earns evidence grade D (trivial effect, low consistency) — the evidence does not support the claim. Weak
How it might work
Proposed to raise thermogenic enzyme activity without androgenic/estrogenic effects.
How to use it
Safety & cautions
Generally tolerated short-term; long-term data limited.
Bottom line
Non-hormonal, but the metabolism/weight claims aren't well supported. Low priority.
Goes with
- 7-Keto-DHEARead the full 7-Keto-DHEA monographEvidence grade D
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
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- Iodine for Thyroid dysfunction (excess)Evidence grade B — Too much also harmsEvidence grade B
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.