"Carbo Lock"

Information and Review

"Carbo Lock" is a carb blocker diet pill that claims that you can lose weight without changing your diet. Carb Blockers work by inhibiting the metabolism of carbohydrates into stored fat. Other brand names include Ultra Carb Blocker, Carb Away, Ultimate Carb Phaser 1000, Carb Cutter, Carb Eliminator. They are sold in stores, online and by multi-level marketing companies for $12-30 per bottle.

The critical ingredient of these products is called phaselous vulgaris, an extract from the northern white kidney bean. The extract interferes with an enzyme in the body called alpha-amylase that breaks down carbohydrates into glucose. Instead of carbohydrates being broken down and turning to fat, the carbs are excreted from the body before they can enter the bloodstream.

There are no clinical studies performed by the mainstream medical and research communities to suggest that these products work in the long-term. Studies done by those selling the product are dubious and only focus on short-term intervals. Whether these products are safe or not is an open question. There are no reliable long term studies concerning carb blockers and the supplement industry is not regulated by the FDA.

Manufacturers of carb inhibitors list side effects such as gastrointestinal distress, heartburn, excessive gas and diarrhea. The main problem with defining the severity of side-effects is what does the individual consider "severe." With the fact diet pills are notorious for being ineffective unless taken daily, one needs to ask themselves whether they can handle digestive discomfort and diarrhea on a daily basis.

This much can be assumed with diet pills: they are expensive and don't address the basics of sensible weight loss: change of mindset about life, balanced pill-free nutrition and exercise. The real problem with diet pills and supplements is that they have side-effects, which make taking them in the long-term unreasonable. Quit taking the pills and the weight almost always comes back. If any diet pill really worked in the long-term it would be impossible to avoid in our society.

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