Talk:Yerba mate

Images are too centered on Southern South America consumption habits

Iced mate is widely consumed in Rio de Janeiro, and the industrial version has been purchased by Coca Cola. It's not a minor fact.

Review

I agree with Skywatcher68. This is likely a good review to add. Invasive Spices (talk) 16:27, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Sources that may not be reliable

There is a 2011 template indicating some sources may not be reliable. Those who know please indicate whose those are so we can improve the article. Pumallku (talk) 06:42, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Weak, non-MEDRS sources on weight loss

This revert was justified because the caffeine content review doesn't address weight loss and the other source is unreliable primary research having used only 14 subjects. WP:MEDRS sources would be needed for the proposed content, as the edit summary stated. Zefr (talk) 06:48, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

It was not justified, at most a mild rewording could be done. Per WP:MEDRS itself states "Ideal sources for biomedical information include: review articles (especially systematic reviews) published in reputable medical journals" which the journals Nutrients and Journal of Food Science pass, also the Lutomski, P., Gozdziewska, M., & Florek-Luszczki, M. (2020). Health properties of yerba mate. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 27(2). confirms health benefits . Pumallku (talk) 07:10, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Nutrients is an MDPI journal suspected of predatory publishing, and is not reliable for medical content; the report was also primary research with a poor experimental design (n=14). The Journal of Food Science and Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine are obviously not reliable sources for medical content or health effects. Zefr (talk) 07:23, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Furthering the Weight Loss Section

Would it be beneficial to expand the weight loss section with some useful sources on the topic? For example, with the rise of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs, it may be something worth noting that Yerba Mate can provide induction/enhancement of GLP-1 and increase leptin levels in a similar fashion? https://www.iomcworld.org/open-access/beneficial-effects-of-yebra-mate-in-obesity-100919.html

I'm not sure if it would good to note these studies or if it is still taboo because everyone is different in this regard. We could change the section to be "Weight Loss Studies" to perhaps avoid any loss of neutrality or incorrect display of facts. ^🥑GUACPOCALYPSE^🥑 21:01, 3 March 2025 (UTC)