sea kelp?

Pardyqueenxoxo
Pardyqueenxoxo Posts: 218 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone tried sea kelp for weight loss?

did it work?

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  • projectbam
    projectbam Posts: 55
    Havent tried it tbh .. but have read that there is a lack of research into its long term effects.

    The U.S. Food and Drug Department actually warn against the use of sea kelp tablets for weight loss .. even though it appears to have become a bit of a fad over here in the UK.

    A :)
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    You lose weight from a calorie deficit.

    If you're eating it for taste, i.e. nori, wakame, etc. it's actually quite good, but someone thought to put it in pill form and sell it to unsuspecting types as weight loss snake oil? lol
  • Pardyqueenxoxo
    Pardyqueenxoxo Posts: 218 Member
    hmmmm just been told its good for weight loss so i just wanted to see if anyone else had tried it x x
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    I don't eat the red kind, and I have no idea if it's even edible because I've never eaten it. The green kind makes a great broth for soup, like miso soup. But sea kelp, konbu, isn't the tastiest stuff if you try to eat it by itself. It's kind of fibrous and hard to chew.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    hmmmm just been told its good for weight loss so i just wanted to see if anyone else had tried it x x

    The only reliable weight loss formula is increased movement and decreased intake. Everything else is someone trying to sell you something.
    Save the sea weed for sushi.
  • Pardyqueenxoxo
    Pardyqueenxoxo Posts: 218 Member
    Hmmm and what about tablet form? x x
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    Kelp has high amounts of iodine that can help with thyroid issues like Hypothyroidism.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    hmmmm just been told its good for weight loss so i just wanted to see if anyone else had tried it x x

    The only reliable weight loss formula is increased movement and decreased intake. Everything else is someone trying to sell you something.
    Save the sea weed for sushi.

    while you're right, you can do more with seaweed than just sushi!

    it's some seriously good stuff for you - but that doesn't mean it helps with weight loss any more than anything else.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    hmmmm just been told its good for weight loss so i just wanted to see if anyone else had tried it x x

    The only reliable weight loss formula is increased movement and decreased intake. Everything else is someone trying to sell you something.
    Save the sea weed for sushi.

    while you're right......

    I deleted all that unnecessary stuff, since I'm pretty sure that's the only time you'll feel you can say I'm right. :bigsmile:
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    hmmmm just been told its good for weight loss so i just wanted to see if anyone else had tried it x x

    The only reliable weight loss formula is increased movement and decreased intake. Everything else is someone trying to sell you something.
    Save the sea weed for sushi.

    while you're right......

    I deleted all that unnecessary stuff, since I'm pretty sure that's the only time you'll feel you can say I'm right. :bigsmile:

    nah, i think we all agree on 80% of this stuff, the rest is just the fine tuning in which we all disagree.
  • HappyElizabeth
    HappyElizabeth Posts: 231 Member
    I eat sea kelp often and love it, but I don't think it has any special weight loss properties, other than it's low cal and filling.

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