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What are carb blocker or starch blocker pills?
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Just pop into any pharmacy or supermarket and you will see many
brands of carb blockers pills and capsules packed in different forms and
labels for sale. The carb blocker pills or more technically, starch blocker
pills are supposed to block carbohydrate absorption from the carbs you have
eaten for weight
management and weight loss purposes.
Manufacturers are reporting millions and millions of
bottles are being sold and the carb blockers are literally flying off the
shelves.
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Carb blocker pills are generally made from bean and
wheat germ extracts, usually from white kidney beans. Carb blocker pills when
taken are supposed inhibit the release of a digestive enzyme called alpha
amylase that breaks down starchy carbohydrates such as white rice, pasta,
noodles, cakes etc. This then prevent carbohydrates or starch from converting
into glucose and then becoming body fat if not quickly used up quickly as an
energy source. The blocked and unabsorbed carbs are then passed through the
intestinal tracts and subsequently excreted along with your bowels.
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Are there any side effects from taking carb blockers
pills or capsules?
There are many documented complaints that some people suffer
from various minor side effects and discomforts such stomach bloating, gas,
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after consuming the carb blocker pills as part
of their weight loss
program. However, carb blocker manufacturers consistently claim that these
syptoms are actually manisfestations that carb blocker pills or capsules are
working well.
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Do carb blocker pills or capsules really work? Do the
pills block carbs from being absorbed by the body
Are carb blocker pills or capsules effective in blocking
carbohydrate absorption and help people to lose weight? Early reports and
researches are not very convincing. However, recent studies at the Mayo Clinic
seem to suggest that much higher doses than those found in most commercial
carb blocker pills or capsules did slow down carbohydrate absorption but was
not proven that they could help
you to lose weight.
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What is my take on carb blocker pills?
Well, if it is just as simple as popping some magical pills or
capsules and you will lose
weight and manage your weight successfully, then the world most obese
nation, America, should be able to solve its obesity problems easily along
with many obesity related diseases siince people will be losing or maintaining
their weight easily by using carb/starch blocking pills and capsules.
Apparently this is not the case, isn't it?
So from this simple fact, you can
draw your own conclusion as to whether carb blocker pills and starch blocker
capsules indeed do work or not. Write to me and tell me what you think or your
experiences with carb blocker pills or capsules in your weight
loss program.
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