Fat Burners: Effective Agents, Usage Schemes, and Efficacy

The term "fat burner" is used to describe dietary supplements or pharmaceutical products that are claimed to stimulate lipolysis, increase energy expenditure, impair fat absorption, promote weight loss, enhance fat oxidation during exercise, or induce some form of long-term adaptation conducive to fat metabolism.

Sometimes these substances or their usage schemes involve multiple ingredients, each with a specific mechanism of action and/or a synergistic effect when used in combination.

The list of biologically active substances that are claimed to increase or improve fat metabolism is extensive. The most popular supplements include caffeine, carnitine, green tea, conjugated linoleic acid, forskolin, chromium, algae, and fucoxanthin.

According to the available scientific literature, some of these agents do indeed have a positive impact on fat metabolism.

This page contains information about various dietary supplements and pharmaceutical products that in one way or another influence fat metabolism, i.e., possess "fat-burning" properties.

Fat Burners