Holy Moley, that's a metric [censored] of supplements. Some of the
vitamins and minerals may be very helpful with your nutrition, but
I don't know that any are proven to help weight loss over amounts in
typical multis. Chromium, for instance, (which you didn't mention),
is often touted in ads as a weight loss aid, but in medical studies
it only helps weight loss if you're deficient in it, and contrary to
the ads claiming most folks are, most aren't.
But I can tell you unequivically that Garcinia Cambogia (aka
hydroxycitric acid, Citrimax, brindall berry, and "hydroxagen"
in Hydroxycuts), although sold in a lot of weight loss products,
was proven to be no better than placebo for weight loss in 3 or
4 medical studies in the last few years. It's only claim to fame
was that it reduced weight *gain* (not fat gain) in growing rats
in a study some 20 years ago. So for stunting the growth of rats,
it became a "weight loss aid".
Licorice root, AFAIK, is merely a laxative and a diuretic, but lots of
laxative and diuretic herbs are traditional ingredients of bullsh*t
weight loss products. Losing an extra pound from peeing and pooping
seem to be a major tactic in most snakeoil diet pills. MetaboLife,
for example, had about a dozen diuretic and laxative herbs in it,
along with a weak ephedra/caffeine stack).
AFAIR, L-carnitine does cause weight loss in rodents, but through
metabolic pathways that humans don't have. IIRC, it causes some
sort of muscle fluid "plumping", in humans, making bodybuilders
look a little more buff, but isn't known to help weight loss.
Erika RollerGirl said:These are some of the supplements that I take that seem to help with weight
loss/overall health. I do not suggest that anyone take any supplements without
doing the proper research on them and then deciding whether they are
appropriate for their body.
Calcium-Magnesium Complex - 1000 mg
Vitamin C - 1000 mg
CoQ10 - 100 mg
Antioxidant Optimizer (multi)
Chelated zinc - (Calcium - 60 mg & Zinc - 22 mg)
Folic Acid - 800 mcg
Alpha Lipoic Acid - 50 mg
Biotin - 300 mcg
L-Carnitine Tartrate - 1000 mg
Conjugated Linoleic Acid - 1 g
Bitter Melon - (fruit extract - 150 mg & fruit - 350 mg)
Horse Chestnut - (horse chestnut seed extract - 257 mg & butcher's broom root -
100 mg & rutin - 50 mg)
Butcher's Broom - 200 mg
Garcinia Cambogia - 700 mg
Fenugreek - 500 mg
Bromelain - 500 mg
Inositol & Choline (Inositol - 400 mg & Choline - 400 mg)
Licorice Root - 450 mg
Green Tea Extract - 500 mg
5HTP - 200 mg
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