Being overweight increases risk of a lot of health problems and over 70% of American adults are overweight or obese according to the CDC. That means a lot of people need to lose weight for health reasons. My goal is to provide options based on research I have done in my over 20 years being a food scientist in the health & wellness market. Check out these supplements that work!
Caralluma Fimbriata Extract is extracted from a cactus plant called caralluma fimbriata. Slimaluma is the trademark name for a patented standardized extract. The clinical studies have shown benefits in controlling hunger with 1g per day based on a 2 month study showed a reduction in appetite and also reduced waist circumference compared to the placebo (which is the group that got the fake supplement that looks exactly like the real one so nobody knows who is getting the real product). A product I recommend is Emerald Labs Slimaluma. It combines the 1g of Slimaluma with Green Tea Extract standardized to contain EGCG for a synergistic effect since green tea extract helps boost the metabolism. So you will be eating less and boosting your metabolism.
**Effect of Caralluma fimbriata extract (Slimaluma) on appetite, food intake and anthropometry Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17097761/
**Emerald Labs Slimaluma + Green Tea Weight Loss Support Vegetable Capsules (60ct): https://amzn.to/3qTZOTt
Chromium picolinate is a mineral that you can find in many multivitamins and the most popular benefit is to help regulate insulin which can lower blood sugar in people with diabetes. The trademark Chromax Chromium Picolinate is 15x more bioavailable than the regular Chromium Picolinate and has clinical studies to back up the weight loss claims. One study looked at the food intake of adult overweight women taking 1000mcg Chromax compared to placebo and the Chromax subjects saw as much as 25% calorie reduction in food intake in 8 weeks. Another 8 week study was conducted focusing on carb cravings & hunger. This study found that the Chromax subjects had over 2 times less carb cravings as you can see see chart below and almost 2 times less of an appetite compared to the placebo.
Some other benefits of taking Chromax are helping reduce body fat & have more lean muscle, speeds up metabolism of carbohydrates and can improve memory and recall. If this sounds like something you want to try I have a link to Swanson Chromax 1000 it says for blood sugar but as I said it has so many other benefits for weight management.
A double-blind exploratory trial of chromium picolinate effect on carbohydrate craving: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16184071/
Effects of chromium picolinate on food intake and satiety: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18715218/
Improved cognitive-cerebral function in older adults with chromium supplementation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20423560/
Swanson Chromax 1000mcg Chromium Picolinate Vegetable Capsule (120ct): https://amzn.to/2NthcAT
Last one is a Saffron standardized extract trademark name Satiereal. The dose is 1 capsule containing 88.5mg of Satiereal twice a day based on an 8 week study done on mildly overweight women. What the study found that those taking Satriereal had 78% decrease in sugar cravings and 84% had a decrease in appetite. Satiereal also has been linked to improvements in mood by keeping the neurotransmitter serotonin signal in the brain active which helps turn off the food triggers, reducing stress on the brain. If you want to try this product get Life Extensions product Optimize Saffron it has the exact dose to match clinical studies.
Body Composition Changes in Weight Loss: Strategies and Supplementation for Maintaining Lean Body Mass: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30513859/
Satiereal, reduces snacking and increases satiety study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20579522/
Effects of Saffron Extract Supplementation on Mood, Well-Being, and Response to a Psychosocial Stressor in Healthy Adults: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7882499/ Life Extension Optimized
Saffron with Satiereal Vegetable Capsules (120ct): https://amzn.to/3bXJEUO
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