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Igho Onakpoya

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Igho Onakpoya

Dr Igho Onakpoya

Biography

Igho joined the Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford in June, 2011. Prior to this, he was a Research Associate in Obesity at the Peninsula Medical School, Exeter; where he conducted a series of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of dietary supplements for weight loss.

Igho received his undergraduate medical training in Nigeria, and was involved in general practice for 6 years. He gained an MSc in Health Services and Public Health Research (Health Services Research sub-specialty) from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland in 2008.

Selected Publications:

Onakpoya IJ, Perry R, Zhang J, Ernst E. Efficacy of calcium supplementation for management of overweight and  obesity: systematic review of randomized clinical trials. Nutr Rev. 2011 Jun;69(6):335-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00397.x

Onakpoya I, Aldaas S, Terry R, Ernst E. The efficacy of Phaseolus vulgaris as a weight-loss supplement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. BJN (2011); 106(02): 196-202. doi:10.1017/S0007114511001516

Clement YNOnakpoya IHung SKErnst E. Effects of herbal and dietary supplements on cognition in menopause: a systematic review. Maturitas. 2011 Mar;68(3):256-63. Epub 2011 Jan 14

Onakpoya IJ, Wider B, Pittler MH, Ernst E. Food supplements for body weight reduction: a systematic review of systematic reviews. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Feb;19(2):239-44. Epub 2010 Sep 2.