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Lipo 6 and other similar fat burners
Hello again , some experts swear by these products any strong scientific explication to prove them wrong besides the high stimulant doses.
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Hi – the difficulty with fat burners is that there is very little evidence in their effectiveness beyond anecdotal reviews by users (and those who can profit from sales), and therefore the exact side effects are unknown.
A quick search on google scholar and Pubmed for Lipo 6 yields 0 results, and they claim it’s “proven”, but where?
And so, the next step is to look at each individual ingredient, including the excipients or “other ingredients” and assess safety that way.
In general, since most fat burners rely on stimulants to produce metabolic “heat”, side effects of these can lead to jitteriness, nervousness, restlessness, mood swings, anxiety, insomnia, increased heart rate and high blood pressure (which can be risky for someone who is already hypertensive or who has cardiovascular issues). It can also cause digestive issues like diarrhea (which can lead to dehydration and malnutrition over time which cascades into many other health issues).
And since the body can adapt over time and build up a tolerance, higher doses are usually needed to produce results which can increase the risk of these side effects even further.
And again, depending on the ingredients used, some fat burners have been associated with liver and kidney problems. Here’s a case report you can look at on hepatotoxicity. It’s rare, but some ingredients need caution.
Now regarding Lipo 6 specifically, I wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole because of the excipients being used. Their product line ingredients all vary somewhat but here’s a sample of what one of their products contains:
Polysorbate 80, Titanium Dioxide, FD&C Blue 1, FD&C Red 40, FD&C Yellow 6
Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic surfactant/emulsifier that may be carcinogenic, endocrine disrupting, allergenic/irritating, and microbiome-busting.
There’s been a lot of talk on social media about titanium dioxide. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) lists titanium dioxide as a Group 2B carcinogen. Here’s a great article discussing the stance shift that’s happening with different safety organizations.
If you have my book UNJUNK, I discuss the harmful effects of artificial colors, especially red, blue and yellow. This is an absolute pointless addition and just shows the lack of quality in their product.
And if you need help searching the different active ingredients in a particular product, Examine.com is a great resource which takes an unbiased look at nutrition and supplement ingredients and lists potential side effects and dosage limits as well.
Hope this helps.
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