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'''Fat burners''' are supplements intended to help a person lose weight or maintain an existing weight. A review by Jeukendrup (2011) found fat burners typically made claims like:
'''Fat burners''' are supplements intended to help a person lose weight or maintain an existing weight. A review by Jeukendrup (2011) found fat burners typically made claims like:
* increasing fat metabolism
* increasing fat [[metabolism]]
* increasing energy expenditure
* increasing [[energy]] expenditure
* impairing fat absorption
* impairing fat absorption
* increasing weight loss
* increasing [[weight loss]]
* increasing fat oxidation during [[exercise]], or
* increasing fat oxidation during [[exercise]], or
* somehow promote changes that increase fat metabolism.<ref name=review2011>{{Cite journal|last=Jeukendrup|first=A. E.|author-link=|last2=Randell|first2=R.|author-link2=|date=October 2011|title=Fat burners: nutrition supplements that increase fat metabolism|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21951331/|journal=Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity|volume=12|issue=10|pages=841–851|doi=10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00908.x|issn=1467-789X|pmc=|pmid=21951331|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref>
* somehow promote changes that increase fat metabolism.<ref name=review2011>{{Cite journal | last = Jeukendrup | first = A. E. | author-link = | last2 = Randell | first2 = R. | authorlink2 = | date = October 2011 | title = Fat burners: nutrition supplements that increase fat metabolism| url = https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21951331/|journal=Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity|volume=12|issue=10 | pages = 841–851|doi=10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00908.x|issn=1467-789X|pmc=|pmid=21951331|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref>


== Fat burner ingredients ==
== Fat burner ingredients ==
Fat burners typically contain several ingredients.
Fat burners typically contain several ingredients.
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*[[Beta‐sitosterol]]
*[[Beta‐sitosterol]]
*[[Caffeine]]
*[[Caffeine]]
*[[Calcium]]
*[[Calcium]]
*[[Capsaicin]]
*Cayenne pepper extract ([[Capsaicin]])
*Cayenne pepper (Capsaicin)
*[[L-carnitine|Carnitine]]
*[[L-carnitine|Carnitine]]
*[[Choline]]
*[[Choline]]
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*[[Chromium]]
*[[Chromium]]
*[[Dihydroxyacetone]]
*[[Dihydroxyacetone]]
*[[Ephedra]]
*[[Epigallocatechin gallate]] (EGCG)
*[[Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate]] (EGCG)
*[[Forskolin]]
*[[Forskolin]]
*[[Fucoxanthin]]
*[[Fucoxanthin]]
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*[[Lecithin]]
*[[Lecithin]]
*[[Lipase]]
*[[Lipase]]
*[[Ma huang]]
*[[Ma huang]] (Chinese ephedra)
*[[Psyllium]]
*[[Psyllium]] or psyllium husk
*[[Pyruvate]]
*[[Pyruvate]]
*[[Taurine]]
*[[Taurine]]
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== Evidence ==
== Evidence ==
Many supplements marketed as "fat burners" or for "weight management" make exaggerated or unproven claims about weight loss, typically claiming to increase energy [[metabolism]]. This is not the same as giving a feeling of energy - so-called ''fat burners'' supplements increase the body's requirements for energy.
Many supplements marketed as "fat burners" or for "weight management" make exaggerated or unproven claims about [[weight loss]], typically claiming to increase energy [[metabolism]]. This is not the same as giving a feeling of energy - so-called ''fat burners'' supplements increase the body's requirements for energy.


==Clinicians==
==Clinicians==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Healthy, balanced diet]]
*[[Weight gain]]
*[[Metabolism]]
*[[Metabolism]]
*[[Caffeine]]
*[[Caffeine]]

Latest revision as of 10:57, April 2, 2023

Fat burners are supplements intended to help a person lose weight or maintain an existing weight. A review by Jeukendrup (2011) found fat burners typically made claims like:

  • increasing fat metabolism
  • increasing energy expenditure
  • impairing fat absorption
  • increasing weight loss
  • increasing fat oxidation during exercise, or
  • somehow promote changes that increase fat metabolism.[1]

Fat burner ingredients[edit | edit source]

Fat burners typically contain several ingredients.

Theory[edit | edit source]

Evidence[edit | edit source]

Many supplements marketed as "fat burners" or for "weight management" make exaggerated or unproven claims about weight loss, typically claiming to increase energy metabolism. This is not the same as giving a feeling of energy - so-called fat burners supplements increase the body's requirements for energy.

Clinicians[edit | edit source]

Risks and safety[edit | edit source]

Costs and availability[edit | edit source]

Typically sold over the counter, or on the internet.

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jeukendrup, A. E.; Randell, R. (October 2011). "Fat burners: nutrition supplements that increase fat metabolism". Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 12 (10): 841–851. doi:10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00908.x. ISSN 1467-789X. PMID 21951331.