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No supplement is going to cause all your extra pounds to melt away. There is some preliminary evidence, however, that certain supplements, including L-arginine, may slightly improve your weight-loss results when used in conjunction with a reduced-calorie diet and exercise.
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Ajwain, also sometimes called Bishop's weed, is a plant grown in India and the Middle East and used as an herbal medicine to help treat a number of health conditions, including gastrointestinal issues such as diarrhea and flatulence. It also acts as an antioxidant.
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Although many Americans consume diets that are low in the essential mineral chromium, it isn't common to be deficient in chromium. Some people take supplements containing a form called chromium picolinate in the hopes of improving their weight loss results.
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While it would be nice to choose where you lose fat, it isn't possible to spot-reduce and just get rid of your belly fat, and there isn't enough evidence to support the use of fat-burning supplements for this purpose. The best way to get rid of any extra belly fat is to eat less and exercise more.
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People sometimes wrap an abdominal sweatband around their stomach in the hope of burning abdominal fat and flattening their tummy. There isn't any scientific evidence to support this practice, however, and it can have some adverse effects, so it isn't recommended.
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Conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA, is a type of fat found in dairy products, beef and supplements that is sometimes recommended for weight-loss purposes.
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About 34 percent of Americans surveyed who attempted to lose weight tried to do so by using weight loss supplements, reports an article published in Obesity in 2008. Thermogenic fat-burning supplements are one type of over-the-counter diet supplements available, but the evidence for their use isn't very strong.
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Kali Jeeri -- also known as kalijiri, bitter cumin or Centratherum anthelminticum -- is a plant, and its seeds are sometimes used as an herbal medicine. It shouldn't be confused with two other types of cumin -- Bunium persicum, also called kala jeera, and Nigella sativa -- both sometimes referred to as black cumin.
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While milk thistle is a complementary and alternative medicine that's been used for thousands of years, it's not likely to bring about large amounts of weight loss. To lose weight, each day you need to burn more calories than you eat.
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Carnitine is an antioxidant used by your body to turn the fat you eat into energy. Typically, the body makes plenty of carnitine, so supplements aren't necessary. However, some people take supplements in the hopes of increasing weight loss, but research doesn't appear to support this practice.
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