Organic Appetite Booster – Liquid Herbal Formula for Healthy Weight Gain & Appetite Support

Six-dimension breakdown

Why this scored 44/100

VeggieVerve/Livingston Naturals 'Super Appetite Booster' liquid with gentian, centaury, blessed thistle, fenugreek, burdock, ashwagandha, Siberian ginseng, ginger, turmeric and other bitter and nourishing herbs. The category — appetite stimulation for underweight adults and children — is real and legitimate (chemotherapy patients, cachexia, eating disorder recovery, geriatric malnutrition all have real clinical need), but it is a category where evidence-based interventions are prescription (dronabinol, mirtazapine, megestrol) or clinical dietetics-guided, not multi-herb tinctures at undisclosed doses. The 'suitable for adults and children above 3.5 years' framing is a serious concern — pediatric supplement dosing is highly regulated for good reason, and multi-herb tinctures with adaptogens and phytoestrogens (fenugreek in particular is contraindicated in children and pregnancy due to phytoestrogenic activity) should not be dosed to young children without pediatric endocrine review. Autofail on safety_concern (pediatric use of adult-formulated adaptogen blends) + proprietary_blend_hides_dose.

Evidence & sources

The Vyvata score's Evidence dimension measures the quality of published RCT support for a product's active ingredients at the label dose. Our source hierarchy: double-blind RCTs in MEDLINE-indexed journals > single-blind RCTs > open-label trials > observational studies > mechanism papers > N=1 case studies (anecdotes). Predatory journals and manufacturer-authored studies without independent replication are weighted down.

Product-specific evidence citations for this item are embedded in the analysis text on the "Analysis" tab. For the full framework and evidence hierarchy, see the methodology page.

How to read the Evidence dimension

• 80–100: Multiple double-blind RCTs in indexed journals directly testing this product OR the exact ingredients at the exact dose.
• 60–79: Single double-blind RCT + supporting ingredient literature at the studied dose.
• 40–59: Open-label trials + ingredient literature; no product-specific double-blind evidence.
• 20–39: Ingredient literature only; no product-specific trials or trials in predatory venues.
• 0–19: No credible evidence base or unverifiable claims.

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VSF score

44 / 100

Tier

Rejected

Category

Supplements

Subcategory

weight metabolic health

Last scored

August 30, 2026

Third-party certifications

None on record at time of scoring

Vendor

VeggieVerve

Product type

Liquid Herbal Supplement

Tags

Shopify Collective, VeggieVerve

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