Category Archives: Weight Loss

Coleus forskohlii As A Weight Loss Supplement

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Coleus forskohlii is a plant that belongs to the Lamiaceae or mint family of plants. The plant grows naturally in India, where it is cultivated for its medicinal properties. As with most plants Coleus forskohlii is high in antioxidants and … Continue reading →

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Multivitamin Multimineral Supplements During Weight Loss

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Multivitamin and multivitamin supplements have been shown to provide support for a balanced diet and to provide a useful tool at optimising essential nutrients. Multivitamin and multimineral supplements are important because they can provide insurance for shortfalls in the diet, … Continue reading →

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Peanut Oil: Effects on Body Composition

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Peanuts became popular as a mainstream food when they were made into peanut butter for their protein content. The high protein content of peanuts, as well as the high fibre content common to all pulses suggest that peanuts may possess … Continue reading →

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Can L-Taurine Aid Weight Loss?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Robert Barrington

L-Taurine is a non essential amino acid. However, despite its lack of essentiality, L-taurine is still very important in human nutrition. Supplemental L-taurine appears to have a number of beneficial effects and one of these may be the normalisation of … Continue reading →

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Kelp as a Weight Loss Aid

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Kelp is a seaweed with the Latin name Laminaria japonica. As such it belongs to the macro-algal family of plants and grows in high salinity conditions in coastal locations. In Japan and other countries, kelp is used as a traditional … Continue reading →

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Coleus forskohlii Extract: Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Coleus forskohlii is an Indian plant that is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine to treat diseases relating to cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems disorders. Coleus forskohlii contains a siterpene called forskolin that interacts directly with the enzyme adenylate … Continue reading →

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Does Bread Make You Fat?

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Many people find that when they stop eating bread they lose weight, and this leads to the question of how bread could cause weight gain? Certainly in some individuals bread does not cause weight gain as bread has been a … Continue reading →

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Ephedrine: Thermogenic or Appetite Suppressant?

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Ephedrine has been shown to have beneficial fat loss properties. These properties have been evidenced to be enhanced in the presence of other compounds including green tea, caffeine, capsaicin and aspirin. The mechanism of action for ephedrine has been evidenced … Continue reading →

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Synephrine: Pharmacological Effects

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Synephrine is a protoalkaloid found in the Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) and other citrus species. Synephrine has been popular as a weight loss supplement because some evidence suggests that it might play a role in the oxidation of fat. Synephrine … Continue reading →

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Aspartate, Asparagine, and Carnitine Supplementation

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Aspartate, asparagine, and carnitine have been investigated for their beneficial effects on exercise. Aspartate and asparagine are precursors to oxaloacetate which may play a role in fatty acid oxidation via the citric acid cycle. In addition, carnitine is important for … Continue reading →

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