Thursday, September 24, 2009

Finding Out The Answers To The Big Question Of Weight Loss: Supplements Or No Supplements?

By Marz Zinnbao

There are many things that the technology of today and medical science has been able to accomplish. There are all kinds of drugs popping up that are advertised as the long awaited answer to weight loss.

Most of these drugs are advertised as "supplements" and they claim to hold the solution that will help people lose weigh as quickly and easily as possible.

Do they really work?

In reality, many people have had horror stories with weight loss supplements which spread like a virus in the media. This bad publicity have given these supplements a negative impression to the general public and their claims are now treated with a lot of skepticism.

However, for each of these horror stories there is a story of astounding success. Some people have reported great weight loss success with the used of certain supplements which causes many people wonder if there is more to the use of supplements than what the skeptics proclaim.

In order to be able to understand what these supplements do, you will want to understand how most of them work. Most of today's supplements will do at least one of the following:

1. Helps control appetite

2. Increase metabolism rate

3. Assist the digestive process

As you can see, these are all great for helping with weight loss.

The first type is appetite control. Obviously, the less you eat, the more weight you lose. By taking in supplements to help curb your hunger, many binge eaters will benefit from this.

People that have a slow metabolism rate are also at risk for gaining weight. If these people are given a quick boost to their metabolism they will make better use of any excess energy that would otherwise be stored as fat.

Finally, taking in supplements to aid in the digestive process allow food to be absorbed by the body much better and metabolize it faster. As a result, you'll be sleeping with less food in your stomach which converts into excess fat and energy.

With these types of supplements in mind and how they work, they really do have the potential to help you lose weight. But the big question is: Do they really work as advertised?

There really is no simple answer to that question. While most of the supplements can help, be wary of those that make claims that are more outlandish sounding than realistic sounding. If you choose these supplements you may get results, but not the ones you expected.

When supplements are used for weight loss, they can be a valuable tool indeed. You have to remember that you will not get very far with your weight loss efforts if you do nothing more than take the supplements.

Conclusion: Supplements can help you lose weight, but they're by no means a 'miracle cure'.

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