Nutrabolics SuperFats Fat Burner Review
 Nutrabolics Super Fats is a unique fat burner that consists of a special blend of three fats...
1) Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA): a non-essential fatty acid present in meat, cheese, and dairy products (it's only present in low concentrations, so supplementation is necessary to obtain the benefits CLA offers).
There is some decent data indicating that CLA, taken in doses from .7 to 4.5 grams daily, can decrease body fat mass in obese and overweight people (the optimal dose seems to be about 3.2 grams daily -- see Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 May;85(5):1203-11). There is also some evidence that indicates higher doses of CLA can increase lean body mass. This contributes to an elevated metabolism, which is a good thing for weight loss! (J Nutr. 2007 May;137(5):1188-93.)
Recently, researchers from The Netherlands and Norway tested 105 overweight adults with either 3.2 grams of CLA daily or a placebo. Those on CLA had a 5.6% drop in body fat over the course of the study (6 months).
2) Sesame Oil Extract: the active compound of this oil, called sesamin, "apparently" increases the oxidation of fatty acids in the liver and muscle tissue (which should result in increased fat burning), as well as reducing the levels of enzymes which contribute to the storage of fat.
The big problem is that the vast majority of sesamin research was performed not on humans, but on rats. The bottom line is that there is very little clinical data verifying sesamin's effects on humans -- and as you know, results are not always consistant between animals and humans.
3) Pine Nut Extract: if you do some research on pine nut oil, no doubt you'll come across the results of a study illustrating its amazing benefits as a weight loss agent. The study cited found that the polyunsaturated fatty acids in the pine nuts stimulated several appetite suppressing hormones (called cholecystokinin and glucagon-like peptide 1 respectively). This led to a significantly diminished desire to eat among the study participants. This in turn resulted in a dramatically reduced food intake.
And voila... weight loss!
If this is true, then perhaps Pine nut oil is something to get excited about. However, there is a reason to be skeptical of these results... the study was conducted by Lipid Nutrition, the same company which manufactures Pinnothin, a brand of pine nut oil.
When a company has a vested interest in the sale of a product, one has to question its ability to be completely impartial when it comes to reporting study results. That's why the gold standard for credible studies involves having the study performed by a impartial third party. That hasn't happened here. Regardless, I'm intrigued by Pine nut oil, and would love to see more clinical data validating its effectiveness.
Bottom line on SuperFats?
Well, CLA is a winner in this product. The only downfall is we can't be sure if there's enough present in a dose to elicit a positive response -- all three fats are labeled as part of a 2500 mg "Designer SuperFats Complex." I suspect with the dosage this high, there certainly should be... and that's a good thing.
Of the other two fats, I find pine nut oil very intriguing (in fact, I'm soon about to begin experimenting with Lipitrex, which also contains pine nut oil) and possibly worth a try.
Sesathin may or may not be beneficial. However, when you consider that Nutrabolics' SuperFats is only slightly more expensive than a plain CLA supplement, it's probably worth the extra few bucks to get the proven benefits of CLA plus the additional "possible"
benefits of these two other oils.
Have you used SuperFats?
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