The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimate that more than half the adult population of the United States is overweight (defined as a body mass index [BMI] of 25 to 30).
A significant number of these people are obese (defined as a BMI greater than 30).
The obesity epidemic is even beginning to affect children, whose obesity rates have doubled in the past two decades (NIH 2005).
And instead of declining, obesity rates are rising, along with the frequency of conditions that are closely associated with obesity, such as type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
The Color of Fat Body fat comes in two colors...
brown and white.
Brown fat, the fat of childhood, is metabolically active, consuming itself to generate energy and heat.
White fat, on the other hand, is not very active and makes up the majority of fat in adults.
It's purpose is to store energy for a rainy day.
White fat accumulates in our mid-section, resulting in big bellies and large hips.
Researchers began to investigate the genetic difference between the two colors of fat.
The focus was on finding a genetic explanation for why brown fat burns itself and white fat doesn't.
The answer...
the UCP-1 gene.
Brown fat cells express (activate) the UCP-1 gene which facilitates the burning of stored fat.
White fat cells don't burn fat because the gene is never activated.
Researchers than turned their attention towards finding a natural compound that could activate the UCP-1 gene in white fat cells.
Activating the UCP-1 gene is the secret to safely burning away body fat.
Burn Fat Fast with Seaweed Japanese and Russian scientists recently discovered the natural compound that activates the UCP-1 gene.
Extracted from seaweed, this compound could be the best strategy to counter the growing weight problem experienced by modern societies.
What's it called? Fucoxanthin.
Fucoxanthin is a natural carotenoid found in edible seaweed that possesses strong thermogenic and visceral fat reducing properties.
By activating the UCP-1 gene in white fat cells, fucoxanthin may support a normal metabolic rate and contribute to healthy weight management.
Fucoxanthin's Scientific Proof The first clinical study was aimed at determining the effects of fucoxanthin supplements, in combination with pomegranate seed oil, on energy expenditure rate in obese, non-diabetic female volunteers.
Subjects ingested supplements before meals daily for 16 weeks, and all participants were placed on a controlled 1,800-calorie/day diet.
Their energy expenditure rate (how much energy their bodies produced over time) was measured using a standard procedure known as indirect calorimetry.
The results were nothing short of astonishing...
subjects who took fucoxanthin generated greater absolute increases in energy expenditure and lost 16 pounds of white fat, compared to only 3 pounds in the control group.
These researchers concluded that the combination of fucoxanthin and pomegranate seed oil can significantly increase metabolism and could well have profound anti-obesity properties.
What You Need to Know to Safely Burn Away Body Fat A major reason why maturing humans accumulate excess body fat is that the aging process itself is associated with a dramatic drop in metabolic energy expenditure (i.
e.
, calorie burning).
This helps explain why dieting alone so often fails to provide long-term weight control, and why it is so critical for aging humans to boost resting metabolic rate if they are to lose significant body fat stores.
By activating the UCP-1 gene, fucoxanthin burns away body fat and boosts your resting metabolic rate.
This means that not only will you burn fat, but also store less calories as fat.
It won't be long until you can fit into those jeans you wore decades ago.
A significant number of these people are obese (defined as a BMI greater than 30).
The obesity epidemic is even beginning to affect children, whose obesity rates have doubled in the past two decades (NIH 2005).
And instead of declining, obesity rates are rising, along with the frequency of conditions that are closely associated with obesity, such as type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
The Color of Fat Body fat comes in two colors...
brown and white.
Brown fat, the fat of childhood, is metabolically active, consuming itself to generate energy and heat.
White fat, on the other hand, is not very active and makes up the majority of fat in adults.
It's purpose is to store energy for a rainy day.
White fat accumulates in our mid-section, resulting in big bellies and large hips.
Researchers began to investigate the genetic difference between the two colors of fat.
The focus was on finding a genetic explanation for why brown fat burns itself and white fat doesn't.
The answer...
the UCP-1 gene.
Brown fat cells express (activate) the UCP-1 gene which facilitates the burning of stored fat.
White fat cells don't burn fat because the gene is never activated.
Researchers than turned their attention towards finding a natural compound that could activate the UCP-1 gene in white fat cells.
Activating the UCP-1 gene is the secret to safely burning away body fat.
Burn Fat Fast with Seaweed Japanese and Russian scientists recently discovered the natural compound that activates the UCP-1 gene.
Extracted from seaweed, this compound could be the best strategy to counter the growing weight problem experienced by modern societies.
What's it called? Fucoxanthin.
Fucoxanthin is a natural carotenoid found in edible seaweed that possesses strong thermogenic and visceral fat reducing properties.
By activating the UCP-1 gene in white fat cells, fucoxanthin may support a normal metabolic rate and contribute to healthy weight management.
Fucoxanthin's Scientific Proof The first clinical study was aimed at determining the effects of fucoxanthin supplements, in combination with pomegranate seed oil, on energy expenditure rate in obese, non-diabetic female volunteers.
Subjects ingested supplements before meals daily for 16 weeks, and all participants were placed on a controlled 1,800-calorie/day diet.
Their energy expenditure rate (how much energy their bodies produced over time) was measured using a standard procedure known as indirect calorimetry.
The results were nothing short of astonishing...
subjects who took fucoxanthin generated greater absolute increases in energy expenditure and lost 16 pounds of white fat, compared to only 3 pounds in the control group.
These researchers concluded that the combination of fucoxanthin and pomegranate seed oil can significantly increase metabolism and could well have profound anti-obesity properties.
What You Need to Know to Safely Burn Away Body Fat A major reason why maturing humans accumulate excess body fat is that the aging process itself is associated with a dramatic drop in metabolic energy expenditure (i.
e.
, calorie burning).
This helps explain why dieting alone so often fails to provide long-term weight control, and why it is so critical for aging humans to boost resting metabolic rate if they are to lose significant body fat stores.
By activating the UCP-1 gene, fucoxanthin burns away body fat and boosts your resting metabolic rate.
This means that not only will you burn fat, but also store less calories as fat.
It won't be long until you can fit into those jeans you wore decades ago.