Some substances work as dieuretics and for this reason can lower the body weight for a short period without necessarily reducing one's fat depots.
Diet products should not stand alone but can be a part of a weight program. If the accomplished weight loss is to be maintained, it requires a permant life style change.
Remember that regular physical exercise increases muscle mass at the same time as the subcutaneous fat is combusted. As muscles weigh more than fat, subcutaneous fat can be lost without it necessarily being reflected when stepping onto the scale. In this case a mirror is helpful.
Not all of the substances on the list below has a weight reducing effect in itself, but they can all be constituents of a diet program according to the cause of the overweight. The diet product's modes of operation can - with a little goodwill - be classified as follows:
Substances that inhibit the appetite
- Caffeine
- Chromium
- Fibres in general
- Garcinia cambogia
- Hoodia gordinii
- Spirulina
Substances that increase combustion
- Caffeine
- Co-enzyme Q10
- Carnitine
- Ornithine
- Green tea
- Lecithin (Phosphathidyl choline)
- CLA (Conjugated linoleic acid)
Substances that block the intestines' uptake of fat
- Plant fibres in general
- Shiitake
Substances that block the fat cells' uptake of fat
- CLA (Conjugated linoleic acid)
