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Hello friends!
According to the recently released Lancet Global Health Report,
50% of Indians in the country are physically unfit.
The World Health Organization says that
every person should do at least 2.5-3 hours of moderate exercise per week.
Which is not being done by half of the population in our country.
Out of the 195 countries in the world,
India is the 12th worst country in this regard.
Because of this, millions of people in the country
suffer unhealthy weight gain
and many of these people try to take shortcuts
to lose weight.
Some drink green tea every day,
some drink apple cider vinegar,
and some try one weight loss supplement after another.
In today's video, let's find out the truth behind these.
Should you take these supplements?
If yes, then which ones?
Which is the magical weight loss supplement
that will reduce your weight overnight?
Let's find out in today's video.
Junk food refers to any food
that has a lot of sugar, salt, or fat.
These are harmful to our health.
But do you know the monetary value of junk food?
According to Fortune Business Insights 2020,
the global market size of this junk food industry
is $862 billion.
According to another research firm, Straits,
the global market size of this industry in 2022 was
$731 billion.
It is because of this junk food that
obesity has now become a global pandemic.
Crony capitalism,
is the real reason for the growth of this industry globally.
On the one hand, it creates this crisis,
and on the other hand, it offers 'solutions.'
First, feed people junk food to make money.
And when people suffer from obesity because of it,
they sell weight loss products to earn money.
According to Research from Facts and Factors,
the market size of the global weight loss and weight management industry
is $224 billion as of 2021.
According to MarketResearch.biz,
in 2022, the market size was
$260 billion.
In this report, three categories of the weight loss industry were considered.
First, diet,
that includes supplements and products for consumption,
Second, fitness equipment and surgical equipment.
And third, services,
that include fitness centres, gyms, and online weight loss programs.
It might sound like a good industry
that would have a positive impact on the world
if more and more people become fit.
But a large portion of this weight loss industry
is made up of weight loss products.
The so-called 'weight loss products.'
That claim that they will magically reduce your weight.
Such products advertise
that you won't need to exercise.
And you can keep eating junk food.
Because of their magical nutrition,
you need to consume only a spoonful of it
and your fat will keep burning overnight.
Sometimes it will be in the form of a syrup,
sometimes it will be weight loss pills,
sometimes it will be capsules,
sometimes it may be called Tummy Tea,
so that your belly fat is reduced.
Some sell apple cider vinegar,
and some sell herbal nutritious shakes.
These ads may even claim that
their products have been 'clinically proven,'
and is 'backed by science.'
Some products will claim to increase your leptin hormone,
which will signal to your brain that
you don't need to eat anymore.
These products will claim that
they will reduce the absorption of fats.
Your metabolism will increase,
your gut health will improve,
and fat burning will be more efficient in your body.
If you have ever seen these ads,
it might have sounded quite convincing.
They use scientific-sounding words.
These are available in the form of tablets and capsules as well
and are available in pharmaceutical stores too.
If a pharmacy sells such a product,
we get convinced even faster.
But the biggest difference between
real medicines and such products is that
real medicines are categorised as Medical Drugs
and these products are classified as Dietary Supplements.
For a product to be classified as a Medical Drug,
it needs to pass many rounds of trials and tests.
There are numerous regulatory checks.
But there aren't as many rules to be a Dietary Supplement.
Often these companies show their own studies
and rely on that research to prove that their product is safe and efficient.
The sample size of these studies is often very small
and often, the studies are not done scientifically.
Not only that, but sometimes they mock science.
Like there is a category of supplements
that is sold as
"Leptin Supplement for Weight Loss."
This sounds quite sophisticated.
If you look up Leptin on Google,
you will find that Leptin is a hormone
that is present in our fat cells.
It tells our brain
whether you need to eat more or not.
It controls your hunger.
If the leptin level is high,
the brain is told that your body has sufficient fat stores
so you need to eat more.
But if the Leptin levels are low,
the brain thinks that
the fat stores in your body is low,
and you need to eat more.
If this is all you know about Leptin,
it will make sense that
since these supplements contain leptin,
and if it increases the leptin levels of your body,
it will signal to your brain that
the fat levels of the body are very high,
so the tendency to feel hungry
will automatically decrease
and you will eat less,
leading to weight loss.
But now let me tell you something
that these companies will not tell you.
The obese people,
people fatter than a specified limit,
their body fat is already quite high.
This means that leptin level is already quite high in their body.
So, the brain should already get this signal,
they don't need to eat anymore.
But they still keep on eating,
they keep feeling hungry.
Why is this?
This is because the body develops Leptin Resistance.
Constantly high leptin levels
over a long time,
the signals stop reaching the brain.
The brain feels that it needs to keep eating more.
The fat stores are insufficient
and so, the person keeps eating more.
So in such cases, to lose weight,
taking a leptin supplement,
does it make any sense?
It won't affect your body.
The next category for weight loss are the Fat Trappers.
They are also called Fat Binders.
These products contain a chemical called Chitosan.
It is made from powdered shells
of creatures like shrimps, crabs, and shellfish.
The shells of crabs are crushed and powdered
to produce this chemical.
When you consume it,
it sticks to the fat molecules in your body,
which increases the size of these fat molecules.
And your pancreatic enzymes
cannot break down these fat molecules.
As a result, the fat molecules
are not digested by your body,
and as undigested fat,
the pass through your body and are then excreted.
This sounds like a convincing scientific way,
a chemical sticking to our fat molecules,
making the fat molecules undigestable,
thus leading to no weight gain.
But there is one tiny problem here.
If Chitosan is preventing the fat molecules from being digested,
then the body won't be able to absorb the fat-soluble nutrients either.
Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K,
many disease-fighting phytochemicals found in fruits and vegetables,
our body won't be able to digest these good nutrients either.
Not only that, but its positive impact on weight loss
is insignificant.
According to some studies, you won't even notice it.
The third category of weight loss supplements is Fat Burners.
When you hear the phrase 'fat burner'
you will often imagine
a drilling machine burning the fat deposits of the body.
But actually, the reason behind their effectiveness
is said to be Caffeine.
Caffeine is the same substance found in coffee.
And some research suggests that
caffeine stimulates our nervous system.
Which sends a direct signal to the fat cells
to break down the fat.
Studies also show that caffeine increases our RMR,
our Resting Metabolic Rate.
Green coffee beans,
which are the unroasted coffee beans,
contain high levels of chlorogenic acid,
giving us anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
There's no doubt about it,
that it is a good thing for the body.
But the point here is that
if we get the same caffeine from drinking a cup of coffee,
then why should we take these weight loss supplements?
This is why, it is important that
instead of chasing after weight loss supplements
we focus on our overall health.
And to look after your health,
it's important to have a health insurance.
Because the medical inflation in our country,
has reached 14%.
Look at this article from November 2023,
one of the highest medical inflation rates in Asia,
is seen in India.
According to 2021 Finance Commission Report,
70% of expenditure on health by Indians,
is borne out of pocket,
because of this, 60 million Indians,
are pushed towards poverty every year.
Shockingly, 73% of Indians do not have a health insurance.
Health insurances will not protect you against health problems,
rather, health insurance would provide financial support.
Gives you a peace of mind.
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Now, back to our topic,
Some people may compare coffee and weight loss supplements.
that even though both contain caffeine,
weight loss supplements would have more caffeine.
It would be in concentrated form,
making the supplements the better option.
Taking these supplements may deliver more caffeine to our body,
and it'll be more beneficial.
But it is also worth noting that
even beneficial things are good only in moderation.
Similarly, a high amount of caffeine
can actually produce negative effects in the body.
Like anxiety, insomnia, rapid heart rate,
irregular heartbeat, restlessness, and even digestive problems.
People who drink coffee excessively
can notice these negative effects.
Most of the weight loss companies
remain silent about the exact possible effects
caused by their weight loss supplements.
In the fruit juice video I talked about
how these fruit juice producing companies,
will write on their juice packets,
'Very rich in Vitamin C'
To show that their juice contains large quantities of Vitamin C.
Which is not wrong, technically,
but in reality, Vitamin C is very easy to get.
A small, one-sixth small portion of Amla or gooseberry
can meet your daily requirement of Vitamin C.
Similarly, green tea is marketed with the claims that
it contains caffeine and
a flavonoid called Catechin.
These two compounds increase the metabolism of the body
and theoretically,
it stimulates weight loss.
But the question here is
how much weight will you lose simply because of drinking green tea?
Look at this meta-analysis published in 2014.
14 different studies were compared to see
how much does green tea cause weight loss.
These 14 trials were conducted for 12 weeks.
Normally, when we drink green tea,
we put the tea bag in hot water
and make a cup of tea.
But in these trials,
larger amounts of caffeine and catechin were used.
These substances were used in a concentrated form
so that whatever the effect may be,
it gets inflated out of proportion.
But do you know what the effect was?
The weight loss seen among people
was not statistically significant.
To put it bluntly, the weight loss was almost zero.
Look at this 2011 meta-analysis on green coffee.
It included three different trials.
In conclusion, it was seen that
green coffee promotes weight loss.
But the magnitude,
the amount of 'weight loss' it promotes,
was quite insignificant.
Overall, the thing is that, black coffee,
green tea or green coffee beans
can help you a little bit in weight loss.
But along with regular exercise,
they can only be a supplement.
They cannot substitute exercise.
Don't expect that
you won't need to exercise if you're consuming these.
In 2021, a study was conducted in Spain that showed
caffeine intake increases the maximum fat oxidation rate in our body.
Studies have also shown that
our performance in cardio exercises and strength training
gets a bit enhanced by taking caffeine.
So, it can be a good idea to
drink black coffee or green tea about an hour before exercising.
But the issue with leptin resistance
can also be seen with caffeine.
If you regularly consume caffeine every single day,
then your body will develop a caffeine tolerance.
Due to this, even the small positive impact of caffeine on weight loss,
will stop happening.
So, it is advised to drink caffeine in cycles.
Drink coffee for 2 weeks,
and stop drinking coffee for the next 2 weeks.
Then, resume drinking coffee for 2 weeks.
And it needs to be noted that
coffee and green tea are things that
are can be easily made at home.
But these companies won't want you to adopt such easy solutions.
How else can they get a profit?
That's why these companies come up with powder shakes,
and their multivitamins,
they sell their capsules to people
to help them lose weight.
One such company is called Herbalife.
They use a Multi-Level Marketing model for their business.
In 2016, America's Federal Trade Commission
filed a court case against Herbalife.
Accusing the company of mileading people,
into thinking that they could earn a lot of money by selling their products.
Herbalife had to pay $200 million as compensation.
The company also agreed to fundamentally restructure its business model
so that it could not be labelled as a MLM or a pyramid scheme.
I have already told you about the MLM business model in this video.
So, I don't need to explain it again.
Let's look at Herbalife's products.
This is the ingredient list of its meal replacement shake.
The packaging makes it seem like a healthy and nutritious product.
It begins with Soy Protein Isolate,
which is fine.
But on the second number is Fructose.
Fructose refers to sugar.
Check out its nutritional information,
24 out of 100 grams is simply sugar.
But they are marketing it as if
it is the healthiest drink out there
that will help you in weight loss.
However, doing this has become a very common nowadays.
So-called 'healthy' breakfast cereals
contains high levels of sugar.
"Does this have sugar?"
So-called 'healthy' packaged juices
have high levels of sugar.
"Sugar isn't good."
'Healthy' protein bars contain a lot of sugar.
'Healthy' muesli has a lot of sugar.
'Healthy' granola has a lot of sugar too.
There have been reports about Herbalife products that
due to their weight loss supplements,
there can be suspected liver damage.
In some cases, people had to undergo liver transplants,
and in some cases, people even died.
These reports are not from only one country,
such incidents were reported in India,
Israel, Spain, Switzerland, Iceland,
Argentina, the USA, and many other countries.
Why did this happen?
After analysis, it was found that
in some Herbalife products,
there were significant quantities of heavy metals.
There were undisclosed toxic compounds.
And at some places, highly pathogenic bacterial communities were found.
The biggest marketing trick of these companies
is hidden in their names and the names of these products.
People think that if the company's name contains the word 'Herbal',
then surely they would not be selling chemicals.
Herbal would refer to the natural ingredients
that are good for our health.
Some people will say that
even if the product doesn't cause weight loss
since it is a "herbal product"
there would be no side effects.
There must be some net benefit.
The thing to be noted here is that
every natural thing doesn't automatically become safe.
There are many plants and fruits
which are poisonous for humans.
Several research papers have shown that
many herbal medicines and herbal supplements
can result in liver damage or kidney damage.
Dr Abby Phillips,
whose username on Twitter is TheLiverDoc,
he has highlighted many dangers
that are hidden in "alternative" medicines and cures.
One such danger is liver injury.
Because he highlights such things on Twitter,
he had to face several court cases.
Like this court case
was filed by Himalaya Wellness Corporation.
Why?
Because TheLiverDoc posted a Twitter thread
about their flagship product, Liv 52.
The doctor talked to India Today
and said that this company is behaving like a coward.
Whatever he had posted,
that company should have replied to the post scientifically.
Some people have such blind faith on these weight loss supplements
that they start buying just about anything.
Literally anything.
Two companies in America
had started selling caffeine-infused underwear.
The company claimed that
the micro-fibers of their underwear
had micro-capsules of caffeine,
that activated micro-circulation
and sped up fat breakdown.
The Federal Trade Commission
fined these companies
$200,000 and $1.3 million.
So the question is,
which weight loss supplement is useful?
Friends, the right answer is,
none of them.
There is no weight loss supplement
that will help you lose weight magically.
Melinda Manore, a professor at Oregon State University,
reviewed the evidence of hundreds of different weight loss supplements
and concluded that
there's no research evidence
that even a single product
can cause a significant amount of weight loss.
It may result in some minuscule weight lose.
Like we saw in the examples of caffeine and green tea.
But you will not see any noticeable weight loss with these.
On the contrary, they may have a negative health impact on you.
Like the examples I listed.
Registered dietitian Melissa Matteo says that
no over-the-counter fat burner should be taken.
There are only two things that actually work for weight loss.
First is calorie restriction
and the second is exercise.
Look at the forms of exercise on the screen
these count as Moderate Intensity Physical Activity when done for specified minutes.
Walking 3.5 km for 30 minutes.
Climbing up and down the stairs for 15 minutes.
Swimming for 20 minutes
or gardening for 30 minutes.
You have to ensure that
every week
you do these moderate-intensity activities for at least 3 hours.
It is so easy to make yourself physically active.
And this small difference
can make the whole country physically active.
I am talking about the same research I mentioned at the beginning of the video.
Now if you really want to know the step-by-step plan to lose weight,
then I have explained it in this YouTube video.
You can click here to watch it.
Thank you very much!
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