While there still isn’t a magic fat loss pill – sorry – fitness enthusiasts can take extreme comfort in knowing that recent studies have shown a well-known supplement is proving nothing short of miraculous.
According to registered dietitian Jayson Hunter, “The enormous health benefits of essential fatty acids have been known for some time now, but what’s almost startling is the recent research citing weight loss benefits as well.” Hunter made reference to a May 2007 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1) when he said, “The test group which incorporated essential fatty acids into their weight-loss plan lost more body fat than all the other test groups combined.”
While it is not known exactly why essential fatty acids – termed essential because they cannot be produced by the body and must be consumed through diet – improve weight loss efforts, Hunter believes it can be due to several reasons:
ü DHA has been shown to prevent the conversion of pre-adipocytes(pre-fat cells) to adipocytes (fat cells) and mediate pre-adipocyte death (kill 'em before they become immortal fat cells).
ü Fish oil has the ability to increase the clearance of chylomicrons (certain type of fat cell) and fats following a meal. This potentially can have a positive effect on substrate utilization (fat usage).
ü Fish oil can "artificially" decrease heart rate thus increasing the level of exertion needed to reach desired intensity. Essentially you burn more overall calories.
ü Fish oil upregulates mitochondrial machinery and increases oxidation of fats within fat cells. Which means your body burns more fat as energy instead of storing it.
With the overwhelming clinical research pointing to the need for essential fatty acid supplementation, most fitness enthusiasts should be incorporating them into their nutritional plan. When asked to recommend a high quality essential fatty acid supplementation source Hunter replied, “I recommend Prograde Nutrition’s EFA Icon. It’s an extremely potent and pure source of these almost miraculous fats which will help you become thin. The benefits of this product are so outrageous it would be silly for me not to prescribe them to just about every one of my clients.”
Jayson Hunter, RD, CSCS is a registered dietitian and personal trainer with over ten years of experience. He specializes in helping people lose weight quickly and safely so they look great for any special event they want to look their best for. He is available for story ideas and interviews.
To download his FREE report “36 Rapid Fat Loss Foods” simply visit Hunter’s website: http://dress-size-reduction-diet.com/
