14 DAY TRIAL // Slimmers have a new ally in their fight against the pounds and it comes in the form of an herbal pill called Zotrim. The supplement boasts the ability to help one lose up to 11 lbs in just 45 days – and it could very well be that it’s not an empty claim, as the Telegraph informs. A recent study shows that the pill does, indeed, reduce calorie intake.
Zotrim contains a mix of Yerba Mate, Guarana and Damiana that is supposed to revitalize the organism and give it a push towards effortless weight loss, it is being said on the official page of the product. Though its results are better seen when taking the pill is accompanied by regular workouts, a recent study comes to show that the pill alone curbs the appetite, reduces cravings and overall leads to a decrease in calorie intake in healthy to overweight people.
Performed by researchers from the University of Liverpool on a group of 58 women, the study showed concrete proof that the pill worked, the aforementioned publication says. Divided into two groups, one that took the pill in the morning before breakfast and one that was put on a placebo, women reacted differently to food when in front of a buffet lunch. Those in the former group chose lower fat foods, felt satiety earlier and, therefore, ate less as compared with those in the latter group. They also showed less craving for sweets and were not feeling as famished as those in the second group.
“The findings, to be presented at the 34th British Feeding and Drinking Group Meeting on 25th March, will later appear as a conference abstract in the peer reviewed international research Journal Appetite. Researchers also observed a decrease by over a quarter in the selection of high fat, sweet items when taking Zotrim. The volunteers also finished their meal on average three minutes earlier, indicating an earlier onset of satiety. A trend of reduced hunger and reduced desire to eat was also reported before lunch by subjects when taking the diet aid,” the Telegraph writes of the findings of the study.
“These findings suggest that the ingredients contained in the Zotrim formulation produce a robust acute effect on caloric intake. If sustained, such changes could benefit weight control, as observed in previous studies on the formulation,” Dr. Jason Halford, lead researcher, says for the same publication.