Is »BAIBA« the Next Big Thing in Fat Loss Supplements? 24% Reduction in Fat Gain is an Impressive Number, But...
Could BIBA be the active ingredient in a pill that solves your weight problems once and for all? Or is that too good be true? Beta-aminoisobutyric acid, aka BAIBA, is a natural catabolite of thymine. As with many other purported "next big things in fat loss supplements", early rodent studies suggest that it can significantly reduce body fatness through a mechanism that appears to involve increases in fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and reductions in de novo lipogenesis - in particular in the liver (Maisonneuve. 2003 & 2004; Begriche. 2008). As Karima Begrich et al. point out in a more recent review of the literature, "experimental evidence [... also] suggested that BAIBA could reduce body adiposity through increased leptin expression and secretion" (Begriche. 2010). Some people say that caffeine is the last real " fat burner " left on the market Remember: With Coffee More Won't Help More Coffee - The Good, Bad & Interesting Three C...