Although skipping meals seems to be an effective way to lose weight, this practice is actually discouraged by medical professionals. As the American Council on Exercise explains, skipping meals may lead you to "overeat and overcompensate later," leading to weight gain. Instead of skipping meals, try consuming a liquid diet product. Some liquid diet products are similar to diet pills and contain ingredients purported to burn fat. Other meal replacement products contain protein and other nutrients to fuel your body while helping you feel full.
Labrada Lean Body On The Go RTD
Labrada's Lean Body On The Go RTD is a "ready to drink" protein shake. This product contains a total of 4 g carbohydrates and no sugar. The Lean Body On The Go RTD also contains 7 g of fat and 25 g of protein with 180 calories--far fewer than the average meal--and is intended as a meal replacement. Its 4 g of fiber may aid in weight loss. A study from the March 1997 issue of the Danish journal Ugeskrift for Laeger found that a diet high in fiber and low in fat caused fat loss without calorie restriction.
VPX Redline Xtreme RTD
The VPX Redline Xtreme RTD is another on-the-go shake, but its ingredients are much different than those in the Lean Body On The Go RTD. This product contains zero calories and includes stimulants such as caffeine and yohimbine, which may elevate your energy levels and increase your metabolism. The Redline Xtreme RTD also contains amino acids such as tyramine and tryptophan as well as herbal ingredients such as evodiamine. According to research from the October 2001 issue of the journal Planta Medica, evodiamine may reduce fat mass and body weight. However, this study was performed in rats, so humans may not experience the same effects.
S.A.N.Tight RTD
Like the Redline Xtreme RTD, S.A.N. Tight RTD offers zero calories and contains ingredients intended to increase your metabolism and promote fat burning. This liquid diet product contains caffeine and yohimbine to stimulate your metabolic rate and herbal ingredients such as green tea extract. Although green tea extract contains caffeine, it appears to have additional fat loss benefits. A study from the December 1999 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that green tea extract promoted fat oxidation, or burning, "beyond that explained by its caffeine content."
References
- American Council on Exercise: Diet Myths Debunked
- "Ugeskrift for Laeger"; Spontaneous Weight Loss in Young Subjects of Normal Weight After 11 Weeks of Unrestricted Intake of a Low-fat/High-fiber Diet; A Raben, et. al.; March, 1997
- "Planta Medica"; Capsaicin-like Anti-obese Activities of Evodiamine From Fruits of Evodia Rutaecarpa, a Vanilloid Receptor Agonist; Y. Kobayashi, et. al.; October, 2001
- "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition"; Efficacy of a Green Tea Extract Rich in Catechin Polyphenols and Caffeine in Increasing 24-Hour Energy Expenditure and Fat Oxidation in Humans; A.G. Dulloo, et. al.; December, 1999
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