The Best Fat Burning Supplement

Jade Teta ND, CSCS

I feel I definitely need to address this question since it has come up a ton since the start of our 2009 fat loss challenge. But before I do let me say a few things regarding supplementation for fat loss. I have never seen any supplement, and I have used and prescribed a lot of them, help someone lose fat without a significant change in diet. However, if you are willing to commit to the diet and exercise habits necessary to deliver results there are some supplements that can and will help you. There is one particular compound that has peaked my interest here lately, since it seems to defy my logic above. It is one of the few supplement studies I have seen where the product actually made a significant impact without any other lifestyle changes. I was so impressed when I first saw this study that Metabolic Effect will soon be putting out a fat loss supplement of our own and the major ingredient will be this compound. The rest of the product is formulated with green tea extract and other compounds to help aid fat loss without any dangerous stimulant side-effects. It is formulated off of the latest research related to fat burning including the study I am going to share here.

The compound I am talking about is forskolin from Coleus Forskohli (pronounced: COLE-E-US FOR-SKA-LEE). Usually referred to as just Coleus, it comes from a plant in india and it has been shown to regulate fuel consumption through its manipulation of a key metabolic messenger called cyclic AMP. This is similar to the way ephedrine and caffeine work, except Coleus has absolutely no stimulating properties in the central nervous system making it very safe. There is only one clinically tested brand of this product on the market and it is called Forslean. There have been two double blind placebo controlled trials on this extract showing the compound not only reduced body fat, but also increased muscle mass. For those who understand the basics of hormonal fat loss, you will immediately recognize this as the holy grail in fat loss. Fat loss and muscle gained is exactly what you want, but it is not always easy. No other fat loss aid has ever been shown to do that other than protein as far as I know. Here is one of the studies on this product that blew me away when I first read it and I still have trouble believing these results.

The study was posted in the August 20o5 issue of the journal Obesity Research. The study tracked 30 men who consumed 250mg standardized Coleus Forskohli extract or a placebo for a 12 week period. The study makes no mention of changes in diet or exercise. Prior to the study they had body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, and testosterone levels checked. At the end of the 12 weeks the 15 men receiving the Coleus had substantial improvements in all measures. They reduced their fat weight by 4.5kg (9.9 lbs) on average and their muscle weight increased 3.7kg (8.1 lbs) on average!! They also saw their bone mass rise and saw an increase in testosterone by 16%. The results of this study are staggering and hard to believe as I personally have never seen a supplement be able to generate this kind of affect. Metabolic Effect has designed its own supplement for fat burning with the standardized coleus used in this study along with other fat burning aids. If you are interested in this product you can now purchase on our site, it is called Fat-Burner Complex and we are excited to offer it.