1) Garcinia pericarp "Malabar tamarind" |
2)Kelp thallus "Fucus vesiculosus" |
3) Psylluim"plantago seeds" |
4) Green "unroasted"coffee beans |
5) Guar gum "Cyamopsis tetragonolobus" |
6) Chitosan |
AI: 30% hydroxycitric acid (HCA) |
AI: Iodine, Polysaccarides (alginate, fucoidan) |
The ripe seeds are used. Caution: ground seeds are not used beacuse the seed coat pigment accumulates in kidney tubules. |
AI: chlorogenic acid & caffeine |
AI: Polysaccharides of D-gaaactose & D-mannose, fiber |
Not a herbal product. It's a fibrous substance from exoskeleton of crustaceans. |
MOA: - inhibits ATP-citrate lyase--> inhibits acetyl coA formation--> no FA (reduced lipogenesis)
-Inhibits pancreatic alpha amylase & intestinal alpha glucosidase--> appetite suppression
- Increases hepatic glycogen stores |
MOA: Iodine increases thyroid hormones--> increases cholesterol & carbohydrates metabolism, enhanced lipolytic response)
- Polysaccharides reduce fat absorption
- Expands in stomach (satiating) |
- Fiber supplements bind to fat & carbohydrates--> reduced absorption
- Mucilage increases elimination, so reduced intesitnal fat absorption |
- Thermogenisis & lipolysis
-Inhibits a-glucosidase -Prevents fat storage |
MOA: given with meals to reduce glucose & C blood levels - Fibers reduce food absorption |
MOA: binds and reduces fat absorption. |
