How much turmeric per day for weight loss

At the end of 2019, it was reported that turmeric, a spice that was once only known to Southeast Asia, had racked up $328 million in annual U.S.

sales as a dietary supplement. It's only increased in popularity in the years since as many supplement companies have heavily marketing its health benefits. Some of those benefits are exaggerated or unproven, but others are backed by science.

"Turmeric's main active component, curcumin, makes it a potential treatment for numerous health conditions," says Denise Millstine, MD, women's health and integrative medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

But she and other experts say that turmeric needs to be researched further and that there are some known negative side effects from taking too much of the supplement.

What is turmeric?

A member of the ginger family, turmeric, also known as Curcuma longa, is a flowering plant whose rhizomes (roots) appear similar to the rhizomes of ginger − but with a yellowish-orange color instead of brown.

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