Alternative Medicine
Most supplements and alternative medicine has insufficient evidence to support or oppose its use.
| Product | Claim | Effectiveness | Side effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conjugated linoleic acid | Reduces body fat | Possibly effective | Upset stomach, nausea, loose stools |
| Green tea extract | Decreases appetite, and increases metabolism, fat cell death | Insufficient evidence to evaluate | Dizziness, insomnia, agitation, nausea, vomiting, bloating, gas, diarrhea |
| Lipoic acid | Increases glucose absorption in muscles rather than fat | ||
| ECA Stack | Increases metabolism | Effective in Humans | severe skin reactions, irritability, nervousness, dizziness, trembling, headache, insomnia, profuse perspiration, dehydration, itchy scalp and skin, vomiting, hyperthermia, irregular heartbeat, seizures, heart attack, stroke, or death. |
| Raspberry ketone | Increases norepinephrine-induced lipolysis | No clinical evidence in humans |
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