There’s a lot of hype around dietary supplements. There’s also a lot of hype around metabolic maintenance.
I’m not about hype, but I am about results.
If I can use supplements to support a healthier metabolism and make it easier for you to regulate it….I’m all for that.
And research out of Oregon State University shows that’s exactly with the supplement alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) does. Here are some of the ways ALA works..
👍 ALA works inside mitochondria to support energy production
👍 ALA supports blood sugar metabolism
👍 ALA supports antioxidant defenses
👍 ALA supports healthy inflammatory pathways
There are plenty of research studies of ALA, but the most recent one found that overweight (but otherwise healthy) people who took ALA for 6 weeks lost more body weight and body fat than people who didn’t take the supplement.
ALA was especially helpful for women and for the heaviest participants in the study.
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Reference: Bobe G, Michels AJ, Zhang WJ et al. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Long-Term (R)-α-Lipoic Acid Supplementation Promotes Weight Loss in Overweight or Obese Adults without Altering Baseline Elevated Plasma Triglyceride Concentrations. J Nutr. 2020.
https://academic.oup.com/jn/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jn/nxaa203/5874419
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