Weight Loss Supplements – Which are Safe?
Weight loss supplements are big business, especially here in the U.S. Obesity is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, data from 2 NHANES surveys show that adults ages 20-74, obesity more than doubled from 1980 to 2004. In children ages 2-5, obesity almost tripled in the same period. In children ages 6-11, the same, and for ages 12-19, obesity more than tripled. So do weight loss supplements help?
It wouldn’t appear so that anything is working. Seems like a lot of people these days want the easy way out, weight loss is no exception. Take a pill, weight comes off. Most weight loss pills available over the counter have not been proven effective and some are down right dangerous. A number of the supplements claim to decrease appetite, which is part of the problem, people eat too much, but again, do they even work?
I might be crazy, but I’ve noticed a trend in restaurants over the past so many years, but the serving sizes at so many eateries are ridiculously large. It’s no wonder so many are overweight, and complain about lack of energy, it takes a lot of energy to digest food, especially when you eat too much to begin with.
O.K., lets talk about what’s available in weight loss supplements and diet pills. Part of the problem is that are not many standards or controls in place that these products have to pass in order to be marketed to consumers. Many of the products contain numerous ingredients, and the effects on the body individually or collectively are not known. Some of the more popular weight loss supplements available are Hoodia (watch out for counterfits), fucoxanthan, an antioxidant found in brown seaweed, chromium, ehpedra (banned in the U.S. in 2004), bitter orange, similar to ephedra, and CLA which is conjugated linoleic acid. Various supplements either claim to suppress appetite, burn fat, increase metabolism and all kinds of other very technical things.
I see no great believable information on any of these products. Sustainable weight loss doesn’t come with an easy fix. What makes sense is to watch calories, carbohydrates, and sugar and fat intake. Active people may need 2500 calories daily, less active people 2000. Talk with your doctor or have them recommend a nutritionist. Make a plan and stick to it. Exercise regularly. Some overweight folks may have a physical problem such a hypothyroid which causes a slower than normal metabolism. Avoid fad diets or programs that promise big weight loss quickly or very low calorie diets.
Sustainable weight loss takes time and due diligence, you didn’t gain the weight overnight, don’t expect it go away overnight, whatever you do, please do it safely. I am aware of one company that offers weight loss products that many people I know have used and have had good success with. The products are all natural, don’t have 100 different ingredients, and the company has been around a long time, 51 years actually. One of the products contains Leucine, which has been shown to allow you to lose weight without losing muscle. Click HERE for product info. As far as mangosteen goes, I know some product users have reported weight loss, our Acai product would be an excellent choice if you are strictly interested in weight loss, as it has a very low glycemic level.
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