| When you go to a health food store or browse the | | | | believed that Guarana works by stimulating energy |
| internet looking for weight loss supplements, you'll be | | | | expenditure, or put another way, it makes you burn |
| bombarded with literally hundreds of choices. This | | | | calories faster because of increased activity levels. |
| article will help you make sense of the confusion that | | | | Chromium |
| can result from the plethora of supplement choices | | | | Chromium is a naturally occurring mineral which is |
| you're offered. So let's take a look the eight most | | | | required by the body to metabolise protein and fat. |
| popular weight loss supplements... | | | | When it's used as a supplement, Chromium is widely |
| Fucoxanthin | | | | reported to assist people to lose weight, especially |
| Fucoxanthin is an antioxidant that naturally exists in | | | | those who have diabetes or who are insulin resistant. |
| edible forms of brown seaweed. These seaweeds | | | | People with diabetes or people who suffer from |
| -Wakami is one variety we know in the West - have | | | | depression, anxiety or other psychiatric conditions |
| been used by the Japanese for centuries to make | | | | should consult their doctor before commencing a |
| 'miso soup'. Although human clinical trials of | | | | supplement program containing chromium. |
| Fucoxanthin have not been undertaken as yet, animal | | | | Ephedra and Bitter Orange |
| trials have and anecdotal reports from people who | | | | Ephedra is a natural stimulant that was known to aid |
| have taken the supplement strongly suggest that | | | | weight loss however it was banned in the US |
| Fucoxanthin is effective in targeting and reducing | | | | because of severe adverse side effects. Bitter |
| abdominal fat deposits. | | | | Orange is also a stimulant herb similar in effect to |
| Hoodia | | | | Ephedra and which has been used instead of Ephedra |
| Hoodia is a well known herbal supplement which acts | | | | since the supplement was banned in 2004. As a |
| as a natural appetite suppressant. Again there have | | | | stimulant, this herb will increase your energy |
| not been any clinical trials of this supplement but | | | | expenditure and speed up your metabolism. |
| many who've used it swear to the product's | | | | Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) |
| effectiveness in reducing the cravings for food and | | | | This supplement naturally occurs in milk and has been |
| reducing appetite. However, if you decide to buy and | | | | proven to assist with weight loss. Conjugated Linoleic |
| use this supplement, be sure that you buy it from a | | | | Acid is believed to encourage decreased body fat |
| reputable dietary supplement supplier as reports | | | | and increased muscle growth. |
| indicate that counterfeit Hoodia sales are rife. | | | | Chitosan |
| Guarana | | | | Chitosan is another natural supplement which is |
| Guarana is another natural herbal supplement that's | | | | sourced from 'chitin', a component of the shells of |
| sourced from the Amazon rain forests. Guarana is | | | | crustaceans. Chitosan has been proven to improve |
| found in extremely high levels in caffeine but in | | | | weight loss and works by binding to fat molecules in |
| supplements of Guarana, the level is double that | | | | the intestines which then prevent the absorption of |
| which is in caffeine. For this reason, it's widely | | | | the fat. |