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Weight-loss supplements: what the evidence really shows

Weight-loss supplements: what the evidence really shows

The popular legal weight-loss supplements mostly add less than 1.5 kg of extra loss in good studies, and several do nothing that is even statistically significant. A calorie deficit is free, works better, and is what NIH and Cochrane actually recommend.

14 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You see green tea extract, garcinia, and 'fat burners' on Indian pharmacy shelves and Instagram. The labels say 'clinically proven.' They look very science-y. But the real evidence is much smaller than the promise. This is not about banned-drug pills, fake teas, clinic machines, or app traps. We cover those separately. This is about the common, legal ingredients people buy honestly. What do the studies actually show? A few have a tiny real effect. Most do almost nothing. All cost money a free deficit does not.

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