Oral intake of mesoporous silica is safe and well tolerated in male humans.

<h4>Background</h4>Precisely engineered mesoporous silica has been shown to induce weight loss in mice, but whether it is safe to use in humans have not investigated.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim was to determine whether oral dosing, up to 9 grams/day, of precisely engineered mes...

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Main Authors: Emilia Hagman, Amira Elimam, Natalia Kupferschmidt, Kerstin Ekbom, Stephan Rössner, Muhammad Naeem Iqbal, Eric Johnston, Maria Lindgren, Tore Bengtsson, Pernilla Danielsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240030