When weight loss seems to be ineffective, and the weight is still losing kilograms, it is worth supporting your action with special preparations whose task is to activate metabolism and accelerate fat burning. What do they contain, how do they work, are they effective?
Losing weightis a very difficult, arduous and stretched process. However, it turns out that there are substances that can help us and make it easier to achieve the desired weight. Inpharmaciesand grocery stores you can buy many weight loss aids. Each of them contains active substances whose task is to stimulate combustion, accelerate metabolic changes or reduceappetite . Generally, this type of specificity is divided into several groups: meal replacement preparations, herbal remedies, high-fiber preparations and preparations containing bioactive substances. Let's take a closer look at each group.
Slimming meal replacement preparations
Also known as dietary foods. Their task is to replace one or two meals during the day. They are usually very low-energy diets. They come in the form of a powder that spreads in water to form a cocktail. They typically cover the protein, vitamin and mineral requirements. Before use, it is necessary to conduct a detailed medical interview in order to adjust the type of preparation to the individual needs of the patient. You definitely shouldn't use these preparations on your own.
Herbal remedies lose weight naturally
These are preparations that contain herbal extracts and complexes. The most common herbs are St. John's wort, nettle, lemon balm, goldenrod, peppermint, and the fruit of fennel, elderberry, hawthorn, hibiscus, senna leaf and buckthorn. Herbal mixtures have a diuretic, choleretic and laxative effect, and sometimes reduce the absorption of nutrients. However, drinking herbs should not be overdone, as they excessively wash out valuable minerals and can cause damage to the intestinal mucosa.
High-fiber preparations fill and suppress the appetite
Also known as "fillers" - their main ingredient is dietary fiber. The fiber contained in this type of agents, under the influence of water, swells in the stomach and intensifies the feeling of the sensationsatiety. Fiber is the part that is not digested by the body and thus speeds up the movement of food through the digestive tract. In addition, fiber inhibits the absorption of glucose and cholesterol, sweeps away harmful compounds from the body and removes toxins. The use of such agents reduces appetite, and at the same time increases metabolism. Ultimately, restricting food intake can be effective in preventing you from returning to your body weight too quickly before you start losing weight.
Capsule with bioactive substance
The next group consists of preparations containing bioactive substances with proven effect on metabolism. One of them is hydroxycitric acid (HCA), which affects the metabolism of fat and carbohydrates, helping to reduce the rate of conversion of carbohydrates into adipose tissue. Recommended for people who gain weight not only as a result of eating products with a high content of animal fat, but mainly as a result of eating white bread, pasta, cakes and even large amounts of fruit. Another active substance is hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB). It is a bioactive substance with an effect similar to vitamins. It is produced naturally in the human body as a protective substance to alleviate the effects of stress related to exercise, starvation, feverish diseases and body injuries. HMB reduces the breakdown of body proteins, increases fat burning, lowers cholesterol and supports the immune system. The demand for HMB increases in conditions of increased physical activity, its supplementation leads to the improvement of exercise capacity.
Chitosan and chromium bind water
Chitosan is a natural ballast substance isolated from the shells of sea crustaceans: crab, krill and shrimp. It is not digestible. By dissolving in the stomach, it binds many water molecules and creates an absorption gel that catches and binds particles of fats, carbohydrates, cholesterol, harmful metals, nitrogen compounds, pathogenic microorganisms, and stomach acids. Due to its gelling and absorption properties, chitosan swells in the stomach and reduces appetite, lowers the total caloric content of meals. Warning! During chitosan supplementation, you should drink plenty of fluids and take vitamin preparations with vitamins. A, D, E as they are bound by the chitosan gel. Chromium helps insulin transport glucose from the blood into the cells of the body, thus improving the process of burning sugar. It prevents the formation of hypoglycaemia by keeping sugar at a constant level. It soothes hunger pangs, reduces the desire to eat between meals, and even reduces the appetite for sweets. Restores the sensitivity of muscle tissue to insulin,improves muscle performance and accelerates the burning of spare fat in the muscles. Chromium is not stored in the body and it is believed that its deficiency may be one of the risk factors for diabetes and ischemic heart disease.
L - carnitine - a star among slimming ingredients
L-carnitine plays an important role in the weight loss process, it improves and speeds up the processes of fat metabolism in the body. It is necessary for the transport of fatty acids to the mitochondria - specific cell factories of the body. In the mitochondria, fatty acids are oxidized (burned) and thus the energy necessary for the implementation of the vital functions of the system is generated. By making better use of the energy contained in food, it helps people on a diet to adapt to diet changes and reduce the amount of calories provided in meals. Slimming with a carnitine deficiency does not bring the expected results, because it prevents the oxidation of fatty acids. L-carnitine improves aerobic capacity and muscle endurance, and reduces muscle catabolism (breakdown). It turns out, however, that L-carnitine does not work for everyone, but the supplementation does not cause any side effects.
Inositol, choline help burn fat
Both substances are contained in lecithin. Choline has strong emulsifying properties and, together with inositol, is involved in the transformation of fats and cholesterol. These substances inhibit the accumulation of cholesterol in the walls of the arteries and enable the rapid removal of fatty acids from the liver, preventing it from becoming fatty.