Ketones are chemicals that your body produces as a by-product of combusting fat. For many high protein/low carbohydrate aficionados, ketosis is the goal. You use up your store of glycogen (muscle sugar) and then your body goes into fat burning mode, burning fat reserves to fuel your bodily functions. If lower amounts of carbohydrates are consumed, the body naturally produces less insulin. Once the body lacks its carbohydrate-fueling source, it looks to alternative methods (and specifically ketosis) for calories or fuel.
The carbohydrates in starchy foods are composed of polysaccharide molecules. Polysaccharides are essentially long chains of sugar. As these starches enter the small intestines an enzyme called alpha amylase breaks them down into their component sugars. Northern White Kidney Bean Extract contains an anti-metabolite called Phaseolamine, which has the unique property of inhibiting or blocking the action of the enzyme alpha amylase. If alpha amylase is inhibited, then it cannot digest starches. If starches are not digested, then their component sugars cannot be absorbed and converted into stored fat.
Gymnema sylvestre is an East Indian herb that contains gymnemic acid. The molecular structure of gymnemic acid is similar to sugar. If taken before a meal, Gymnema competitively inhibits the intestinal absorption sites for sugar and permits it to pass through without being utilized—and if you can’t absorb the sugar, it can’t contribute any calories to your waistline. This sugar-blocking effect of Gymnema has been demonstrated and discussed in a number of studies.
Chitosan is a shellfish fiber that acts like a tiny magnet, binding dietary fat, preventing its digestion and absorption and allowing it to pass naturally through the body. Chitosan works because it has a positive ionic charge while fat has a negative ionic charge, and so they are attracted to one another. Such a reduction in fat absorption can directly result in weight loss. All this and more can be found in VivaVitamins’ Carb-Arrest formula.
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