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Non-Stimulant, Non-Effective?! Can Non-Stimulant Dietary Herbal Supplements Boost Your Resting Metabolic Rate?

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There are two types of alleged fat burners: Type I are the stimulants with proven beneficial effects on you resting metabolic rate and beneficial "side effects" on energy levels and (reduced) appetite. Type II are non-stimulant "fat burners". Two of those have been tested in a recent study ... learn what the study says. Amanda J. Salacinski, Steven M. Howell, Danielle L. Hill, & Steven M. Mauk, researchers from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education  at the Nothern Illinois University didn't miss that weight loss supplements are becoming increasingly popular - even in people with with chronic diseases (usually as a consequence of obesity). Even in healthy individuals, the list of side effects that have been reported for the various fat burners is long (Salacinski et al. highlight G.I. distress, and liver inflammation, which may accompany weight loss resulting from chronic supplementa-tion, in particular)... and while it is long, very lon...
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CLA Producing Bacteria, an Effective Alternative to Regular Supplements for Lean Individuals on Low(ish) Fat Bulks?

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This is not a CLA supplementation study, but a study probing the effects of CLA-producing bacteria supplementation may explain the ambiguous results of previous CLA studies. From previous SuppVersity articles on CLA you will remember that the real world benefits of CLA are by far not as earth-shatteringly impressive as the body-fat destructive  effects that were reported in previous rodent studies would suggest. Now, one reason that "your" CLA supplement did not work as promised is the isoform mix of commonly available supplements, where the cis-9, trans-11-conjugated linoleic acid content may actually hamper the fat burning effects of trans-10, cis-12-conjugated linoleic acid. This alone does yet probably not explain the very mixed results from previous CLA for fatloss studies. So, if it's not the "mix" that explains the ambiguity ( learn more ), what else could it be? You can learn more about CLA at the SuppVersity Natural CLA Sources Prevent W...
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3.8g/Day CLA as Anti-Diabetic Glucose Repartitioner - Two Recent Study Show Interesting Benefits from Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation in Mouse & Man

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CLA - A muscle specific glucose repartitioner for lean & athletic individuals? In their latest article in the scientific journal Nutrition Research scientists from the Universidad Nacional del Litoral report that dietary CLA increases the glucose utilization under basal conditions and prevents the palmitate-induced inhibition of glucose uptake and incorporation that is stimulated by insulin. Interestingly, Farina et al. also found that the beneficial effects of CLA were significantly more pronounced and without significant side effects in rodents who had been deprived of all omega-6 fatty acids - including CLA - before. You can learn more about CLA at the SuppVersity Natural CLA Sources Prevent Weight Gain DHA Blunts CLA's Ill Health Effects on the Liver Microencapsulated CLA for Fat Loss? Fish Oil & CLA as Natural Anabolics? Cis-9,11 o trans-10,12 Which to Take? CLA as Natty Testosterone Booster? Unfortunately, the provision of conjugated lin...
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The Dairy Double-Whammy: Fast & Slow Dairy Protein Equally Satiating, Pastured Cream Reduces Body Fat Accumulation & Strengthen Intestinal Barrier vs. Std. Cream

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Whipped cream with strawberries - is it actually healthier with pastured cream? Is it less obesogenic, soothes inflammation and increases the oxidation while reducing the storage of body fat? I guess I could have made two separate articles of the two recent studies from the University of Lyon (Benoit. 2014) and the INRA in Paris (Marsset-Baglieri. 2014), but in view of the fact that there are already plenty of dairy articles at the SuppVersity, I thought, I'd pack them into one large "Dairy Double-Whammy Appreciation Article"; and in that I am about to start with something the average SuppVersity reader should know already: "Milk protein fractions moderately extend the duration of satiety compared with carbohydrates independently of their digestive kinetics in overweight subjects." Well, at least the first part shouldn't be news. The fact that this happens independent of their digestive kinetics, on the other hand, may come as a surprise. You can le...
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There is More To Glucose Control Than Carbohydrates (2/?): Non-Carbohydrate Nutrients And Their Effects On Blood Glucose Management ➲ SFA, MUFA PUFA, TFA & Co - Fats!

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Some say "fat is a mistake" others say "it was our fattest mistake to believe just that" - who is right? Or are things eventually more complicated than that? In the last installment of this series , we've covered the relatively well-known, but rarely well-understood beneficial effects of protein on glucose homeostasis in humans (⤷ go back and read it). This week we will make a fat transition (all puns intended) to the 2nd macronutrient that exerts non-carbohydrate dependent effects on glucose homeostasis: FAT! We have known for decades that the acute glycemic response is affected by the fat content of the diet. As my German "friends", Martina Heer and Sarah Egert, whose recent paper in the scientific journal Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews inspired me to write this article series point out, a recent meta-analysis of the existing literature on low-carbohydrate + high-fat diets suggests that these diets, unlike high-carbohydrate a...
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