Unlike the stimulant ephedra (now banned by the FDA), this supplement doesn't hot-wire the central nervous system to ignite fat loss. Its active ingredient, forskolin, increases your supply of hormone-sensitive lipase, an enzyme that allows stored fat to be burned for fuel. A recent study in Obesity Research reported that men taking 250 milligrams (mg) of C. forskohlii root extract (with 10 percent forskolin) saw their body-fat percentage drop an average of 4 points over 12 weeks. As a bonus, men in the same study increased their testosterone levels.
Conditions
- Weight loss
Recommendations
- Vitamin Shoppe ForsLean ($29 for 120 capsules), 125 mg per day
Interactions & Side Effects
- Blood pressure medications and blood-thinning drugs. Only use with doctor supervision
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