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Originally Posted by HOOT
I was just giving you a hard time because of our last 'discussion' on the matter.
However, these supplements you are speaking of are not the same supplements I think of. Supplements are Fish Oils, Multi-Vits, Viatamins A, B, C, etc, Amino Acids, Proteins and so on. I think you are confusing supplements with another type of product you see in a store like GNC and Popeyes.
Also find me a product that claims 50 lbs of fat loss in days...most claim they will help or increase fat loss not do all the work. Everyone one of the products mentions you need daily exercise and eat within a certain calorie range. These types of fat loss or thermogenetic (would not fall into the supplement category at all) are more to help improve results, not do all the work.
Supplements are used to help your body get certain natural items into your system that you may not get because of your diet, allergies, and so on. Supplements aren't something that help you lose weight.
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In my opinion, the only supplements most people need are likely omega-3, and a good multi-vitamin (with calcium + vitamin D).
Perhaps some people need other things like a protein supplement or other vitamins, but this depends on their diet, and you should always quantify your diet in terms of what you need before going out and buying something.
Now, while some vitamins are somewhat regulated (ie have a batch # or something... I forget what it's called), nearly all supplements found at GNC are not regulated at all. This means they can make any claim they want... and they do. There is little research on how well (see: how little) most of these supplements work, as well as their side effects. There's a lot of danger in these sorts of things (I'm talking long term damage, not "I've taken them a month and don't feel sick").
This range of ergogenic aids includes things like caffeine pills.
The only supplements I can tell you the pros/cons (dangers) about and if they work are not would be things like creatine, weight gainers, amino acids, protein, and caffeine pills. Some of the other stuff I don't know specifically about, but in this case it's probably very safe to generalize most of them as bad, or at least unneeded.