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Buyer Beware: Weight Loss Claims May Be Lame

By: Vince Collaso Home | Health-and-Fitness | Weight-Loss


The weight loss supplement industry makes billions and billions of dollars each year without fail. America's obesity problem is legend, with more people willing to open their wallets and pocketbooks to find that one supplement, that one mystery cure to aid them in their weight loss struggle. Here are just a few weight loss supplements that have been reputed to helping one achieve safe and natural weight loss.

People gain weight often because they are constantly hungry, so an appetite suppressant could prove to be helpful in weight loss.
One such ingredient is Guar Gum. The makers of this product claim that it reduces appetite and makes one feel full, yet studies have shown no meaningful weight loss at all.

Another ingredient used by many is psyllium. Psyllium, while known to help control blood cholesterol and sugar, is not really effective in weight loss. It could be helpful in alleviation of diabetic symptoms, but not in losing weight.

Just a few years ago, the Food and Drug Administration banned the substance ephedra from the market. Ephedra claimed to aid in weight loss, but caused a myriad other serious health problems, such as: heart and digestive problems, headaches, insomnia, and even psychological side effects. There have been other substances banned as well, but ephedra was the most popular and the most notorious.

Many people have found that drinking green tea to be quite helpful. Green tea contains EGCG, which makers claim speeds up the metabolism and lead to weight loss. Some studies denote that it could slightly increase the potential to burn calories and now can be found in many weight loss supplements. It has good points on the other hand since the body might conform to EGCG after a period of time. Even the weight loss benefit could sum up to 60 to 70 calories a day. This helps prevent excessive weight gain.

A few other significant effects of weight loss supplements is that it may contain ingredients that makers claim will prevent the absorption of carbohydrates. One good example is Chitosan, which appears most promising, which in fact shows no positive result in fat absorption. It could even take up to seven months for men to lose just a pound of body fat and for women, there is no fat loss at all. Thyroid supplements act as thyroid replacements help regulate and optimize the thyroid at a higher level. This they say makes the body feel like a couch potato and won’t perform the job it has to.

One of the latest innovations in the fat loss industry is by way of skin absorption. There’s a Cutting Gel, which is an epidril product by far the best selling in fat loss creams technology. Rub it where you want the fats cut.

One must beware of all of the claims made by natural weight loss supplement manufacturers. The products could just be a way to take your money as a form of weight loss. That's the kind that you really don't want.

For now, it will seem safer to advise the age old remedies to excessive weight gain and that is to invest on walking shoes instead of diet supplements, go to the park and do brisk walking, go to the gym, and have a well balanced diet instead.



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