CRP and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: However, the same dose of 1 g/day of ginger rhizome powder, when administered to children with obesity, led to significant reductions in serum fasting blood sugar, CRP, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, alanine aminotransferase, TC, and LDL-C [61].