Are amino acid safe to take for weight loss?
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amino acids are good for you but you need to excercise and eat frequent meals,smaller meals ofcourse. remember muscle helps in the fat burning process. i dont know if you are trying to lose inches, tone up, or just lose weight. it is best if you try to do all of the above but focus on being healthy and dont look at the scale so much. inches and tone are more important. omega 3 fish oil is good for you if you want to take some too. get a tape measure and measure inches and go by that since muscle weighs more than fat. good luck
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Several studies indicate that the composition of weight loss is more favorable with a diet lower in carbohydrate and higher in either fat or protein. In one recent study, there was similar weight loss after 10 weeks of dieting in overweight women who consumed a diet of 30% protein, 41% carbohydrate, and 19% fat versus a diet that had equal calories consisting of 16% protein, 58% carbohydrate, and 26% fat. However, the higher protein and lower carbohydrate diet resulted in significantly greater loss of fat and retention of lean body mass. In another study, fat loss was greater after 6 months of a high protein diet versus a high carbohydrate diet (both diets were equal in fat). Higher protein intake has also been shown to result in better weight maintenance after weight loss. These are a few of the many studies showing that diets lower in carbohydrate and higher in protein lead to greater fat loss and preservation of lean body mass. Simply substituting some carbohydrates in your diet with a protein shake can lead to beneficial changes in your body composition.
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there wont be any major side effects. it should increase your metabolism and supress your appetite while you take it. the problems is many people put the weight straight back on when they stop. constantly gaining and losing weight is bad for you. drink lots of water while you take it though.
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Yes!\n\nIsagenix is a great cleanser.\n\nToxins in the body from commercial vegetables, fast foods, breathing dirty air, drinking unpurified water, and the loss of natural hormones contributes to weight gain, premature aging and nearly every age-related health problem. Over eating and consumption of the wrong types of food also contribute to weight gain and obesity.\n\nChemicals and toxins accumulate in fat tissue. The more chemicals and toxins, the more fat the body manufactures. Have you ever tried to lose weight only to be disappointed? Well, perhaps now you know the reason why! Most diets, lotions, pills, potions, and powders use unhealthy and potentially dangerous ingredients, such as ma huang, ephedra, and caffeine that promise fast weight loss. Yes, but the weight loss is primarily water and lean muscle. Minimal fat is lost because these products do not address the cleansing of the system.\n\nWithout proper cleansing the lost lean muscle and water return as fat, thus people are actually fatter versions of their prior selves. Chemicals and toxins are bound within fat tissue, and only specifically blended nutrients can contribute to releasing the chemicals from fat. This is the healthy alternative to nutritionally deficient, disappointing and potentially deadly diets.\n\nFeel free to contact me if you would like more info.
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I suggest checking into the newly developed Cinch Inch Loss Plan.  On most diets you lose muscle as well as fat.  When you lose muscle you lose some of your body's ability to burn fat, and your metabolism drops.  They are using a proprietary formula enhanced with the amino acid leucine in this plan.  People lose fat, weight and inches while retaining their lean muscle.  It is also safe for someone who is diabetic.\n\nHope this is useful and feel free to contact me for the website.
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Certainly, as long as you are eating healthy cereal with lots of vitamins, minerals and don't forget about your protein. Adding whole fruits like berries, melons, apples or bananas would be helpful as well. Ceareals are a great low fat alternative and great for weight loss. However, in the long term it would be best to add a least one regular meal a day to your diet.
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Looking at your picture you are very young, I don´t know if eating a lot of protein will help you at this time, before doing any changes please consult your Doctor.\n\n   Protein helps to bring information to the brain, it is important to build muscle (including water), one food with lots of protein is fish, the amount will depend on your metabolism, your age, your weight, your genes and the proffesional opinion.\n\n    Balance is important, vegetables, some fruits, some cheese, milk and even butter is important in daily diet, some cereals will help too, those food that will raise your weight instantly is bread (because the body will convert that into glucose, sugars), but lipids, sugars and water is important to have the brain working, now, which type of sugar are we talking about, natural sugars, or proccessed ones.\n\n   Beans do have a lot of protein too, but again, the key is the size of the meal what counts and the balance. Some people say grapes (grape fruit) is a great source to lose weight, others think grapes do have a lot of sugar; almonds are good and important in the diet.\n\n   About drinking, a lot of natural juices, with vitamin C will clean your stomach and make your skin look radiant, forget about sodas, they will raise your weight, even if they are diet sodas.\n\n   You can do a weekly plan with your doctor and remember, to lose weight is a slow process but is worth it your friends and your body is going to appreciate.
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Taurine or L-taurine is an amino acid.\n   It turns fat into energy. \n   Should be on an empty stomach.
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i would think its probably ok, but im not sure.\n\npersonally i wouldnt buy that crap anyway. none of those weightloss products work, and if they do its because they either have a diuretic in them that makes you lose water weight, not fat, or they have large amounts of stimulants like caffeine in them which arent good for you and arent that effective in weight loss. theyre all way over priced garbage. i dont know what biotin does, but probably not much and the rest of the contents wont do much to "cut belly fat" or "block cortisol." blocking cortisol would probably cause you to gain weight anyway.i dont know how they get away with saying that stuff. if you really wanna lose weight, do it the right way by *committing* (not just for a week or two) to eating better and excercising regularly. dont waste your money on this stuff.\n\nhere are the contents or relacore\n\nServing Size: 2 Capsule \nServings Per Container: 55 \n\nAmount Per Serving: \n\nVitamin C: 333mg\nCalcium: 21.5\nThiamin: (Vitamin B1): 5mg\nRiboflavin (vitamin B2): 7mg\nVitamin B6: 17mg\nVitamin B12: 3.5mg\nBiotin: 150mcg\nPantothenic Acid: 7.8mg\nMagnesium: 67mg
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It makes you lose weight in the short term because protein had fewer calories and is harder for the body to break down into energy than carbs. However, it eventually catches up to you, and you begin to feel sluggish because your body can access the energy it needs
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I take glutamine quite often.  I can't say I have seen any huge gains as I did with creatine, but my understanding is that if you take glutamine while you are not lifting, you tend not to loose as much muscle as you would with out it.  One supplement I would absolutely swear by is Nitric Oxide (NO).  The active ingredient is L-arganine.  Wal-mart sells a product called NOS that is effective.  GNC has a product called NO2 that is also quite effective but cost more than twice as much as the wal-mart version and has the same active ingredients.  Anyway, to answer your question, I would definitely add glutamine to you diet.
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My mom is a dietician, and she says that the safest, fastest way to lose weight is through diet and exercise. Its the only way to lose weight, and actually be able to keep it off. You might as well gain health and muscle while losing weight, instead of doing it the diet pill starvation way. She said that programs like Jenny Craig and Curves are really good, and she sees her patients have a lot of success with them. 50 lbs is a lot to lose, so maybe seeing a Nutritionist would help. They can set up an entire nutrition plan to help you meet your goals.
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l-carnitine is a very good suppliment for weight loss provided that you consume it 1 hour before exercise, and the work out results is like double! There is two forms, liquid and tablet.\n\nJust make sure it is from Wader cause my friend consume that and it works well.\n\nAlthough it works, watch your diet. l-carnitine is suppose to use your fat tissue to convert it into energy when you exercise. but if you dont exercise. there is no effect at all...
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There is no evidence currently that any food alters your metabolic rate sufficiently to be useful in promoting weight loss.\nLook at the second article in the link below:
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Right, energy is never created nor destroyed, just converted.  Protein is absorbed by the body and absorption increases after excercise (ie weight lifting) for use in muscle building.  But essentially most protein is either used for energy or for basal metabolism (because some amino acids are essential, come from the diet).  The excess goes right through your GI tract and is excreted.  However, high protein high fat diets are meant to be only temporary.  Long term health problems can develop, such as arterioslcerosis.  \n\nSorry to tell you, but the best way to lose weight is reduced caloric intake with a balanced diet (mostly carb, little fat), and increased calorie burning through exercise.  \nThe weight lost through this method tends to stay off, since this is a lifestyle change.  If you eat right and exercise, you will lose fat.
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you don't want protein powders or shakes if your trying to lose weight, protein makes you feel full, but in a shake there is way more then you need.  Stick with something like yogurt.  the protein in the shake will either help you gain weight through being stored or will be excreted out of your system.
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Foods that speed up your metabolism and help you lose weight are proteins such as lean beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish (salmon, tuna, and sardines), peppers ( jalapeno, habanero, and cayenne peppers), dark green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, fruits such as blueberries, milk, whole-grain cereal, and oatmeal.