PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram

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Records identified from:
Pubmed (n=29) Google Scholar (n=2640)
Cochrane (n=42) Sciencedirect (n=435)
Embase (n=1) Hand searching (n=1)
Ebscohost (n=6)

Records removed before screening:

Duplicate records removed, n = 506

Records screened (based on title)

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n = 2648

Records excluded:
n = 2631

Records screened (based on

abstract)
n = 17
Records excluded:
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n=5

Records assessed for eligibility

n = 12

Study design was not systematic review/

meta-analysis/ RCT, n = 2
Study population was women, n = 1
Study population was not underweight, n = 2
Study population was adolescent, n = 1
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Study population was elderly, n = 1

Studies included in review

n=5

From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-
Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(6): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097

For more information, visit www.prisma-statement.org.