Fucoxanthin
Xanthophyll carotenoid
In a placebo-controlled trial in mildly obese Japanese people, fucoxanthin left visceral fat area significantly lower than placebo.
What the evidence shows
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Brown-algae carotenoid: after traumatic brain injury in animals it turned the cell cleanup pathway on and the injury eased.
Paired with pomegranate seed oil, fucoxanthin took 5.5 kg off obese women with fatty liver over sixteen weeks, with resting energy burn rising.
Switches on white fat's own fat-burning machinery; against placebo, it lowered body weight, BMI and visceral fat.
Fucoxanthin lowers weight 5.5 kg in obese women with fatty liver and 4.9 kg without, over sixteen weeks in 151 of them, with resting energy expenditure rising too.
In a randomized placebo-controlled trial in 151 women, serum triglyceride fell significantly, alongside liver fat and waist.
Where it appears
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- Appetite Suppressant (Hunger Signal Control)
- Ceramide Blocker (Lipotoxicity Neutralizer)
- Lipolytic (Stored-Fat Mobilization)
- Thermo (Thermogenic Disposal)
- Triglyceride Decimator (Serum Lipid Reduction)