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Health Fitness Articles
What are carb blocker or starch blocker pills?
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. 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.
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.
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.
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
since 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.
Best Wishes
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