Starch Blockers for Weight Loss - History
Starch blockers were originally marketed in the 1970s. They were taken off the market in 1983 because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration determined them to be drugs.
Starch blockers
One of many weight loss products available, Starch Blockers claim to be the solution to weight problems, products that are often marketed with little or no research to support long term safety or effectiveness.
Can Starch Blockers Help You Lose Weight?
A closer look at the promise of guilt-free carb consumption.
By Shahreen Abedin
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Starch blockers are products which inhibit the digestion of starch, and so reduce its caloric value. This, in theory, should lead to reduced effective calorie intake, however the value of these products has not been demonstrated.
Starch blockers were derived from raw kidney beans. An alpha amylase inhibitor was the substance derived from the beans. Amylase is the enzyme produced by your body that breaks down starch into glucose (blood sugar).
And along come "Carb-Blocker pills" (formerly called starch blockers) - a kind of diet pill that claims to let you eat carbs, but not have the consequences. We can't help viewing this with some cynicism.
When people lost weight on this regimen it was because they also followed the accompanying low-calorie diet. Like all the other diet fads, from starch blockers and collagen products to herbal diet teas and hydroxycitric acid (HCA), ...
 See also: Starch, Health, Weight loss, Diet, Nutrition
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