Pentabosol Review

 

Pentabosol is a weight loss supplement which offers three products: a powder which contains a number of common diet pill ingredients, including chromium polynicotinate, L-carntine, hydrocitric acid, L-aspartic acid and garcinia campogia; a metabolic booster which contains L-carnitine, pyruvate and glyciene; and an herbal enhancer, which contains a variety of herbal ingredients.

L-carnitine is a nitrogen-containing, short-chain carboxylic acid—technically, it is not an amino acid. It is a water-soluble, vitamin-like compound that is readily synthesized in the body from lysine and methionine. Although carnitine is not an essential nutrient because it can be synthesized in the body, it is sometimes considered conditionally essential in that a dietary deficiency may cause adverse side effects in certain circumstances. However, in an industrialized nation, such a deficiency is rare. Pyruvate is a compound that occurs naturally in the body and can be found in foods like red wine, cheese and beer. Propopents claim it can speed up metabolism, but mainstream medical research has not shown this to be the case. It is probably not helpful or harmful, just expensive. Chromium is needed for insulin metabolism and plays a role in the body's energy production. It is found in mushrooms, broccoli and potatoes. Chromium deficiencies are extremely rare in humans and taking increased supplements containing chromium may lead to serious side effects.

The Pentabosol program promises results with no side effects. The problem with their promises is that their clinical trials, as posted at their website, only extends to 6 weeks. Weight loss supplements and diet pills are notorius for not working in the long-term, while long term side effects are common. Even the companies that sell diet pills don't recommend long term usage.

The clinical trial posted at the pentabosol website shows that with a modestly decreased carbohydrate diet those who took pentabosol lost on average 10.33 pounds over 6 weeks versus 6.02 pounds for those who took a placebo. For $79.95 a month, you're not getting more than a 4 pound difference over a month and a half. These numbers also do not show a long term trend.

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