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Seaweed

I’ll admit, the name of this ocean plant may not sound very appetizing. The scraps of washed-up mass that you’ve seen on the beach may not be look appetizing, either. Would it change anything if I told you that that stuff could be your secret to weight loss? You can get seaweed in diet pill form now, and, judging by the way things are going, it seems quite effective.

What’s in a name?

Most marketing professionals know that selling a diet pill called seaweed isn’t going to get great reception. Thankfully, there are scientific names for the powerful agents in seaweed that can aid in weight loss. It is more commonly known as fucoxanthin. Fucoxanthin is part of the pigment found in brown seaweed

What does it do?

Weight loss is fucoxanthin’s greatest claim to fame right now. However, some researchers suggest that it is effective in fighting cholesterol, aids in diabetes treatment, and combats cancer cells.

How does it work?

Fucoxanthin works its fat-fighting powers by boosting the body’s production of UCP1. UCP1, or thermogenin, is a protein that causes the oxidation of fat cells and metabolizes food into energy.

How effective is it?

So far, it’s very effective on obese rats, but that’s probably not the encouragement you were looking for as you consider this supplement for your own personal weight loss program. Merely eating dishes that contain seaweed will not produce high enough levels of fucoxanthin for weight loss effectiveness. By the time you eat enough seaweed to obtain marginal levels of fucoxanthin, your iodine consumption would have reached dangerous highs. To obtain fucoxanthin, you should use concentrated extracts in pill format.

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