{"id":97005,"date":"2026-09-14T15:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/?p=97005"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:27:19","slug":"berberina-no-ozempic-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/berberina-no-ozempic-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"La berberina no es un \u00abOzempic natural\u00bb: cuidado con los mensajes que la promocionan para perder peso"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PORTADES-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"berberina no es &quot;ozempic natural&quot;\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PORTADES-12.jpg 750w, 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 se ha dicho?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Que la berberina es un suplemento que funciona como un \u201cOzempic natural\u201d y hace perder peso.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column97005_ec2091-0c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 sabemos?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Que no tiene el mismo funcionamiento que los medicamentos que imitan la hormona GLP-1 y la evidencia cl\u00ednica publicada no es lo suficientemente s\u00f3lida para demostrar que la berberina es un equivalente, ni que es eficaz en la p\u00e9rdida de peso. Que Ozempic no est\u00e1 indicado para perder peso, sino para tratar a personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ra\u00edz de la popularizaci\u00f3n de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/milagroso-peso-salud-semaglutida-ozempic\/\">medicamentos con semaglutida<\/a> como <strong>Ozempic<\/strong> por sus efectos en la p\u00e9rdida de peso, en redes se ha viralizado una sustancia que se vende como una alternativa \u201cnatural\u201d: son los suplementos de <strong>berberina<\/strong>, un componente extra\u00eddo de ra\u00edces de plantas que se comercializa en forma de pastilla o de polvo, y que se promociona como \u201cOzempic natural\u201d. Esta comparaci\u00f3n es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/nosotros\/metodologia-como-funciona-verificat\/\"><strong>ENGA\u00d1OSA<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La evidencia cl\u00ednica respecto a la berberina no es s\u00f3lida, y no est\u00e1 demostrado que tenga los mismos efectos que un medicamento que, por otro lado, est\u00e1 pensado para regular los niveles de az\u00facar en personas con diabetes tipo 2, y no para perder peso en personas sanas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote yellow is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abBerberina, el Ozempic natural\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque hay estudios que han observado una cierta reducci\u00f3n del peso asociada al consumo diario de berberina, el efecto es peque\u00f1o, la evidencia todav\u00eda presenta bastantes limitaciones, y no hay una dosis clara recomendada. Por lo tanto, promoverla como un producto demostrado para la p\u00e9rdida de peso y compararla con un medicamento cl\u00ednicamente testado resulta enga\u00f1oso. Adem\u00e1s, los complementos de berberina pueden tener interacciones con otros medicamentos, por lo que es importante consultar con un profesional sanitario antes de tomarlos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La berberina no funciona como el Ozempic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0753332220303292?via%3Dihub#:~:text=Berberine%2C%20a%20naturally%20occurring%20alkaloid%2C%20is%20found%20in%20certain%20species%20of%20flowering%20plants%20like%20Berberidaccae%2C%20Coptis%20rhizomes%20and%20Hydrastis%20Canadensis.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>berberina<\/strong><\/a> es una sustancia <a href=\"https:\/\/termcat.cat\/ca\/diccionaris-en-linia\/304\/fitxa\/NDcyMzA0Mw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">alcaloide<\/a> natural que se encuentra en ciertas especies de plantas con flores como las de la familia <a href=\"https:\/\/exa.unne.edu.ar\/biologia\/diversidadv\/documentos\/ANGIOSPERMAS\/Ceratophyllales%20y%20Eudicotiledoneas%20Basales\/Ranunculales\/Berberidaceae.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Berberidaceae<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> Tradicionalmente, la medicina china ha utilizado esta sustancia para el tratamiento de infecciones gastrointestinales y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0753332217369287?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estudios en ratones<\/a> han hallado que tiene efectos positivos en diversos trastornos metab\u00f3licos, como la obesidad y la diabetes tipo 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La investigaci\u00f3n, fundamentalmente <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29363059\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">en c\u00e9lulas<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41387-018-0061-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modelos animales<\/a>, \u201csugiere que la berberina puede favorecer la producci\u00f3n o la liberaci\u00f3n del GLP-1 que genera nuestro propio organismo\u201d, una hormona encargada de regular los niveles de az\u00facar en sangre y de generar una sensaci\u00f3n de saciedad despu\u00e9s de comer, seg\u00fan apunta Fernando Vidal-Ostos de Lara, miembro del \u00e1rea de obesidad de la Sociedad Espa\u00f1ola de Endocrinolog\u00eda y Nutrici\u00f3n (SEEN), en declaraciones a Verificat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPero una cosa es aumentar potencialmente la secreci\u00f3n [de nuestro cuerpo] de GLP-1 y otra muy diferente actuar directamente sobre su receptor\u201d, como hacen los <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/milagroso-peso-salud-semaglutida-ozempic\/\">medicamentos con semaglutida como Ozempic<\/a>, u otros similares, \u201ccon una potencia y una duraci\u00f3n de acci\u00f3n farmacol\u00f3gica conocidas\u201d, remarca el endocrin\u00f3logo. \u201cPor lo tanto, expresiones como \u00abGLP-1 natural\u00bb o comparaciones con estos medicamentos pueden resultar enga\u00f1osas\u201d, afirma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Evidencia insuficiente sobre eficacia en humanos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los estudios cl\u00ednicos en humanos, sin embargo, todav\u00eda son pocos y dispares. Una <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41366-025-01943-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revisi\u00f3n sistem\u00e1tica y metaan\u00e1lisis<\/a> reciente de 23 ensayos cl\u00ednicos aleatorizados hall\u00f3 que su consumo se asociaba a una reducci\u00f3n media aproximada de 0,9 kg de peso y 0,5 kg\/m\u00b2 de IMC respecto a los grupos de control. Sin embargo, los mismos autores se\u00f1alan limitaciones relacionadas con la calidad metodol\u00f3gica, la aleatorizaci\u00f3n y las diferencias entre las preparaciones utilizadas, las dosis y las frecuencias de toma. \u201cHay estudios que han observado una cierta reducci\u00f3n del peso, pero el efecto parece peque\u00f1o y la evidencia todav\u00eda presenta bastantes limitaciones\u201d, puntualiza Vidal-Ostos de Lara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unas conclusiones similares a las que ha llegado el Centro Nacional de Salud Complementaria e Integrativa de los Estados Unidos, que se\u00f1ala que <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccih.nih.gov\/health\/in-the-news-berberine#:~:text=However%2C%20while%20some%20preliminary%20studies%20have%20suggested%20that%20berberine%20may%20play%20a%20role%20in%20losing%20weight%2C%20there%20haven%E2%80%99t%20been%20many%20clinical%20trials%20(studies%20conducted%20in%20people)%2C%20so%20there%20isn%E2%80%99t%20enough%20rigorous%20scientific%20evidence%20to%20determine%20whether%20it%20is%20effective.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">no hay evidencia lo suficientemente rigurosa para asegurar su eficacia en la p\u00e9rdida de peso<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s, hay que tener en cuenta que los medicamentos que act\u00faan en el receptor de GLP-1 tienen diferentes indicaciones: algunos est\u00e1n dirigidos a personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (como <a href=\"https:\/\/cima.aemps.es\/cima\/dochtml\/ft\/117251002\/FT_117251002.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozempic<\/a> o <a href=\"https:\/\/cima.aemps.es\/cima\/dochtml\/ft\/1201430017\/FT_1201430017.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rybelsus<\/a>) y otros a personas con obesidad o con sobrepeso y una o m\u00e1s enfermedades relacionadas con el peso (como <a href=\"https:\/\/cima.aemps.es\/cima\/dochtml\/ft\/1211608006\/FT_1211608006.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeGovy<\/a>). <strong>Ninguno est\u00e1 indicado para la p\u00e9rdida de peso en personas sanas<\/strong>, como hemos explicado desde <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/milagroso-peso-salud-semaglutida-ozempic\/\">Verificat<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAdem\u00e1s, en una persona con obesidad el objetivo del tratamiento no deber\u00eda reducirse \u00fanicamente al n\u00famero que aparece en la b\u00e1scula. La obesidad es una enfermedad cr\u00f3nica y el tratamiento persigue fundamentalmente mejorar la salud y sus complicaciones, dentro de un abordaje individualizado\u201d, se\u00f1ala el endocrin\u00f3logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Natural no quiere decir inocuo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aparte de los supuestos efectos no probados que se promocionan en las redes, muchos contenidos tambi\u00e9n destacan que es un complemento natural. Hay que vigilar, sin embargo, que la percepci\u00f3n de que \u201c\u2018lo que es natural es siempre seguro\u2019 puede llevar a minimizar posibles interacciones o efectos adversos\u201d, como apuntan siete farmac\u00e9uticos comunitarios espa\u00f1oles en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmaceuticoscomunitarios.org\/es\/journal-article\/diseno-protocolo-farmaceutico-evaluacion-productos-fitoterapicos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">un art\u00edculo publicado<\/a> en mayo de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cQue [la berberina] se comercialice como complemento alimenticio no significa que sea inocua\u201d, remarca Vidal-Ostos de Lara, miembro de la SEEN. Los <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/ptr.7806#:~:text=Common%20side%20effects%20of%20berberine%20consumption%20include%20gastrointestinal%20symptoms%2C%20such%20as%20constipation%20and%20diarrhea.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">efectos adversos descritos con m\u00e1s frecuencia son gastrointestinales<\/a>, como diarrea o estre\u00f1imiento, y tambi\u00e9n puede interaccionar con medicamentos, como la <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16133554\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ciclosporina<\/a>, y enzimas implicadas en el metabolismo de numerosos f\u00e1rmacos. \u201cHay que ser especialmente prudentes en personas que reciben tratamientos cr\u00f3nicos[, y] se debe evitar durante el embarazo y la lactancia [&#8230;], debido al riesgo relacionado con el metabolismo de la bilirubina\u201d, advierte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El endocrin\u00f3logo recuerda que \u201cno existe en este momento una dosis establecida y mantenida espec\u00edficamente para tratar la obesidad\u201d y recomienda que una persona sana que se plantee tomarla \u201ccomo complemento, especialmente si toma otros medicamentos o tiene alguna enfermedad\u201d lo consulte previamente con un professional sanitario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La eficacia de este suplemento en humanos no est\u00e1 demostrada, no existe una dosis recomendada, y no funciona igual que el medicamento indicado para tratar la diabetes tipo 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":97004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[114,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salut-verificaciones","category-verificaciones","with-featured-image"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":114,"label":"Salud"},{"value":111,"label":"Verificaciones"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PORTADES-12.jpg",750,446,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Laura","author_link":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/author\/laura\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":114,"name":"Salud","slug":"salut-verificaciones","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":114,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":111,"count":388,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":114,"category_count":388,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Salud","category_nicename":"salut-verificaciones","category_parent":111},{"term_id":111,"name":"Verificaciones","slug":"verificaciones","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":111,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1464,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":111,"category_count":1464,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Verificaciones","category_nicename":"verificaciones","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97005"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97007,"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97005\/revisions\/97007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verificat.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}