Fri 12 Jun 2009
Are You Looking For A Healthy Weight Loss Supplement?
Posted by Kathy Forcey under weight lossNo Comments
Is it possible to lose weight by using weight loss supplements? If so, how do they affect your health? During the last few years, products have appeared on the market extolled as being a healthy weight loss supplement which will help you get rid of those unwanted pounds.
The weight loss supplement most in demand is the green tea diet pill. The tea itself has been shown to be beneficial to one’s health. It contains catechins which lessen hunger and cause a rise in your metabolic rate. Although the tea can be consumed as a beverage, you can also purchase it as pills or as a patch. Regardless of how it’s taken, it is more successful at combating fat than if you didn’t take it at all. Of the various supplements available for dealing with obesity, green tea is the most healthy weight loss supplement and has the fewest adverse reactions.
Bitter orange is often claimed as being one healthy weight loss supplement. When ephedra was taken off of the shelves, bitter orange came into the picture. Bitter orange is advertised as “ephedra-free”, although it has been shown as having the same affects on people as ephedra. The claim is that bitter orange is an appetite suppressant. Any long term effects of bitter orange have yet to be found.
Many people have heard or seen advertisements for Hoodia weight loss supplements. It claims to lessen the appetite, but no solid research has been done that proves the validity of Hoodia products being a healthy weight loss supplement. Furthermore, no studies have been done to date that record the long-term effects of Hoodia supplements on your health.
A weight loss supplement that is well known and used is guar gum. What it does is block dietary fats from being absorbed into the body. Guar gum makes you feel fuller which will keep your caloric intake down over time. This is less dangerous as a healthy weight loss supplement but it hasn’t been proven to help people lose weight. There are GI problems when taking it including diarrhea and flatulence.
One weight loss supplement that claims to burn extra calories in addition to inhibiting your appetite is heartleaf. Ephedra is an ingredient of heartleaf, and that has been proven to raise blood pressure, precipitate heart attacks and may even be fatal. Therefore, heartleaf is obviously not safe to for use as a healthy weight loss supplement.
Not every weight loss supplement works like it says that it will; some are dangerous or simply do not work. The fact that you can easily obtain a supplement does not mean that it is healthy for you. You should discuss any products claiming to be a healthy weigh loss supplement that you are considering using with your family doctor before adding them to your diet.
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