Do weight loss vitamins help?

cupcakegirl645

i’m considering getting weight loss vitamins. in any ones opinion, do they help?

neanderthin

Vitamin supplements don't do that, maybe your thinking of GLP-1 inhibitors like Trulicity, Ozempic and there's a few more. They're basically reformulated diabetic medications and they work extremely well for weight loss for most people. A possible hiccup is, you'll need to be on them for life, which is exactly why they made them and with a broader audience, because you don't have to have diabetes for a prescription the pharma companies expect large profits and shareholder value.

The downside is most people might try them for a while, but they aren't cheap and eventually most people I suspect will be right back where they started, only a lot poorer, and I would think, not very good for the psyche either. Medicating is generally the wrong way forward, but is what western medicine is all about, so not so easy, no doubt about it.

lynn_glenmont

Are you talking about vitamins to ensure that you're getting all the vitamins you need while you're restricting your food intake? I'd make sure I was actually not getting adequate nutrition from food before I spent money on vitamins.

yirara

Just to add, as TO has not specified what kind of vitamins they mean. L-Carnitine which is sold as a weightloss supplement in various countries only works for those that have a carnitine deficiency due to a fatty acid oxidation disorder. Plus they do have side effects, starting from a strong fishy odour to potentially acting vasodilatory, meaning if you have low blood pressure and blood pooling issues already it might get stronger because your blood vessels get wider. That's a nope.

AnnPT77

If they do, the effect is likely to be minor. If you're just getting started, there are other things you could focus on for a probable higher return on your efforts. Good nutrition is important for health and energy level, could have some indirect effect on weight loss via energy level, but other things are likely to have more impact (such as avoiding shooting for super-fast weight loss, which also tanks energy level).

Try to eat in a way that you get most of your essential nutrients from food. (It's fine if you choose to use supplements as an insurance policy, or to adjust for special needs specific to you.)

I posted this on another thread that asked a very similar question.** This chart is from Layne Norton's Facebook page, but you'll find similar charts from various other experts/authorities all over the place . . .
similar not just for fat loss goals, but also for performance oriented nutrition - muscle gain or CV performance. It's motherhood and apple pie. Get the stuff at the bottom of the pyramid tuned in for the biggest impact.



** In case you want to read it, since quite a few others had less cynical (?) views of supplements than mine, it's here:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10879775/multivitamins-and-weight-loss-any-connection-between-the-two/p1

DebbsSeattle

I am not and never have been a pills and powder girl. In fact I have never been a vitamin taker. However, when I am following a caloric reduction diet, I do take a multi vitamin and now with age and pains of 52 years, I added glucosamine sulfate and hyaluronic acid. I want to make certain my blood has balanced vitamins and minerals even if I’m not eating that much food.

I support any aids under advice and guidance of a physician but I do not subscribe to hyped up commercial products being a miracle wonder drug. Weight loss is not rocket science and not that difficult. Reduce your caloric intake below your metabolic use of calories and voila…you lose weight. Any pill that promises to let you not change your eating and still have weight loss is full of “it”.