Accelerate Fat Loss!

One of the fundamental principles of healthful weight loss is to recognize that changes in body fat are more important than the number of pounds you lose. Your goal should be to lose fat, not muscle. Traditionally, the major means to attain this goal is through diet and exercise, but many individuals have trouble reaching their weight-loss goals without some help. That’s where dietary supplements can make the difference between success and failure. Dietary supplements are aids to fat loss and should be used in conjunction with a good dietary and exercise program for the best, most effective results.

I am often asked, “Doc, can’t I lose weight by taking this supplement alone?” My answer is that taking a supplement without changing your diet or exercise habits is better than nothing, but not nearly as efficient as combining all three.

I’ve found that more focused individuals believe they can achieve fat loss using diet and exercise alone. Again, it’s worth a try, but in my book, The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy, most of the studies I describe were performed with individuals already dieting and exercising. Those who began taking the supplements lost more fat than those ingesting placebos in most cases. So if you’re having trouble, why not get some help?

For a better understanding of the kinds of dietary supplements available, I’ve classified natural products that increase fat loss into several broad categories, even though some supplements have more than one mechanism that supports weight loss.

It’s important to realize that these supplements can be used together in a good fat-loss regimen. In fact, I believe combining different types of supplements is important most of the time. For example, appetite suppressors reduce the intake of calories. However, caloric restricted diets are associated with muscle loss as well as fat loss. In one of our recent studies, we combined the insulin system enhancer, niacin-bound chromium, with caloric restriction and the result was that the weight loss was primarily fat. So I believe it's prudent to combine appetite suppressors with insulin enhancers to ensure fat loss without corresponding muscle loss. Losing muscle leads to many problems, including the inability to burn as many calories, thus making you more susceptible to gaining the weight back!

Another synergistic combination is adding carbohydrate blockers, like bean extract, to other categories of fat losers for an added effect. When the person eats a meal with carbs, a portion of the calories are eliminated. It’s a relatively small effect per meal but it can translate into pounds lost in the long run.

Another supplement, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), frequently enhances the results of supplements from all the other categories. Chapter 12 of The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy describes certain regimens of dietary supplements for different conditions in great detail.

In the upcoming articles, I will focus on individual supplements and give you the scientific background supporting their use and effectiveness.

The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: Being overweight affects your quality of life on many levels - especially as you age. However, the correct synergy of dietary supplements can make the difference between success and failure with a weight loss program. For lasting results, natural weight loss products may help you keep off the weight permanently, whereas so called "miracle pills" or risky diet drugs may cause an unhealthy "yo-yo" effect.

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