Nutrition Notes on Weight Loss Supplements

In America, more than sixty per cent of adults are overweight
and thirty per cent are considered obese. This is because:
one, a lot of weight loss products promises unrealistic goals;
two, dietary supplement manufacturers rely on the overweight
person’s failure to survive; and three, the information about
the supplements in the market are just written by themselves
just to make a sell. More and more spend hundred and even
thousands of dollars yearly on weight loss supplements in
the hope of speeding up their metabolism. The main desire is
to be attractive and accepted but it is becoming a more
difficult goal to achieve. The fitness industry is booming
but still a lot of people are unable to cut those fat in
spite of all the exercise and diet efforts.

Although the Food and Drug Administration has successfully
banned illegal marketers, some products are still available.
Consumers can be deceived of the labels which claims caffeine
or ephedra free not knowing that these supplements composed of
other ingredients that may pose the same health risks. These
include heart and digestive problems, headaches, insomnia, and
even psychological side effects.

Other supplement manufacturers say that their products contain
EGCG which is a phytochemical ingredient found in green tea.
This so-called component claims to speed up metabolism but in
reality poses to reduce the risk of cancer. 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 be 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
they 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 do.

Since the number one reason why people eat is because they feel
hungry, there is another type of ingredient that manufacturers made
which increases the feeling of being full and decreases appetite,
Guar Gum. However, recent studies show that it has no meaningful
benefit at all to weight loss. It is ironic that manufacturers mix
Psyllium that has the reputation of reducing eating and aiding weight
loss for initial studies so far do not support this claim although it
helps control blood cholesterol and sugar.

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. 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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