Weight Loss Fads - Part 15 - Conclusion: What Actually Works?

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Now that we know which of these four popular weight loss supplements actually looks like they might be promising, let me give you some advice.

I don’t want you to impulsively buy ANY supplement without seeking out research like I’ve done in this series. You don’t even have to believe what I say, check it out for yourself.

But, before you go, I’d like to give you my closing thoughts on each of the four weight loss supplements that we covered.

Acai Berry

My advice to you, if you want to use acai berry supplements for weight loss, is to WAIT!

Yes, the berries are full of antioxidants.

Yes, we can absorb the antioxidants from acai berries.

But there hasn’t been any research to prove its weight loss capabilities, so wait until that research is done.

Otherwise,if you want to consume acai berry products for their antioxidants, go right ahead!

Acai berries can be a very beneficial addition to your daily diet.

There are a lot of legit acai berry products out there.

As you saw in Part 10 of this series, MonaVie Active has been scientifically proven to be a beneficial acai berry drink, full of antioxidants.

My advice is to avoid colon cleanse supplements.

Your body already does this for you and there’s no scientific evidence that it’s beneficial for you to do.

And you can't ignore that there's been no scientific proof that it will help you lose weight!

The supplement companies’ claims are full of twisted theories and straight up lies.

You already saw in Part 11 of this series that the “ropes of toxins” the people supposedly passed aren’t what they say they are.

As far as I can tell, colon cleanse supplements truly are the biggest joke out of the four weight loss supplements we went over.

Eat a balanced diet, with an ample amount of fiber in it, and you’ll be just fine!

My advice to you is to, again, WAIT to use Hoodia supplements.

The little research done does look promising but more research needs to be done.

If it proves to be safe and the results of the first study can be duplicated, then this supplement could be very beneficial when it comes to controlling your appetite.

If you can control your appetite, and you lessen your caloric intake, then you'll lose weight.

But as I said before, in Part 12 of this series, Phytopharm is the only company licensed to extract the active ingredient of Hoodia and Hoodia is difficult to import.

So I’m not really sure if any of the Hoodia supplements that are already on the shelves actually contain Hoodia.  Some Hoodia supplements have already had to be taken off the shelves because they don't contain Hoodia! 

This supplement does look promising, but for now you must wait until more research is done.

And finally, can you guess what my advice to you on resveratrol supplements is going to be?

WAIT!

The research done with rodents looks promising but the results haven’t been duplicated with humans yet. As you read in Part 13 of this series, we have a problem with how fast we metabolize resveratrol.

Resveratrol supplements are not effective; we haven’t figured it out yet!

But if you want to eat grapes, blueberries or have a glass of red wine every now and then, go for it!

It may not help you lose weight, but they can be beneficial additions to your diet, in moderation of course.

So I hope that you’ve learned a lot from this series on weight loss supplement fads, I know I did.

And hopefully you’ll be a smarter consumer from now on; popularity doesn’t always equal quality.

As you’ve seen from this series, a lot of the time the most popular supplements are being advertised way before any research is done to support the claims.

Lowering the calories you consume, eating a healthy well balanced diet and staying active has always been proven to help you lose weight.