Forskolin has been hyped as a fat-burning miracle for years, but does a new 2026 trial finally give it some real backing? In 60 overweight adults over 12 weeks, a Coleus forskohlii extract beat placebo by about 1.93 kg in body weight and 1.83 cm in waist size, with better triglycerides and HDL. Safety markers looked clean too. But the study was quasi-randomized, small, and run by the product's manufacturer, and the effect is a rounding error next to GLP-1 drugs. Here's what the data really say and how to approach forskolin with realistic expectations.
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