7-Keto

Dr. Oz talked about this supplement yesterday on his show. It is used to help boost metabolism and help you lose weight. He says it's safe 100mg in the AM and 100mg in the PM

http://www.nowfoods.com/M045460.htm

I'm willing to try it.

I haven't seen anything on this yet outside of Dr. Oz, but I'll see if there's any peer reviewed studies on it that don't occur strictly on rats.

In the mean-time, I would very highly recommend not taking anything Dr. Oz says about nutrition as being good advice.

So far his track record is horsesh*t.

Why do you have to insult the horses poo like that? What did it ever do to you?

Well played.

The studies on it in humans seem to be mixed, this is one of the longer studies, but only 50 mg a day

Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation on bone mineral density, bone markers, and body composition in older adults
the DAWN trial. Osteoporos Int. 2008 May; 19(5): 699–707.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435090/?tool=pubmed

Body composition
Body composition, whether assessed by BMI, total fat mass, abdominal fat mass, lean body mass, lean/fat index, or waist to hip ratio, was not affected by DHEA treatment in either sex (data not shown).

Acg FTW. Thanks for the link.

If anyone has tried it please let us know how it goes. I have researched it and want to believe the claims yet there seems to be some question as to the long term affects so I am staying away from it.
I would love to hear from a real person how they thought it worked.

I just started this also.
Since I'm in my late 40s so I think this would be safer than DHEA.

UPDATE:.

I have been taking 7 Keto for 3 months now.
This plus probiotics, plus Forskolin, plus Multivitamin, plus eating healthy and exercising together have given me my overall results. I have lost 16 pounds total, but i still cannot contribute it to ONE thing.

None the less, it may not be directly benefitting me or contributing to my weight loss, but it is certainly not harming me.

FWIW, if you do any sports where you'll get drug tested, stay away.

7-keto-DHEA is a by-product of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a chemical that is formed in the body. DHEA is a "parent hormone" produced by glands near the kidneys. But unlike DHEA, 7-keto-DHEA is not converted to steroid hormones such as androgen and estrogen. Taking 7-keto-DHEA by mouth or applying it to the skin does not increase the level of steroid hormones in the blood.

People take 7-keto-DHEA to speed up the metabolism and heat production to promote weight loss. 7-keto-DHEA is also used to improve lean body mass and build muscle, increase the activity of the thyroid gland, boost the immune system, enhance memory, and slow aging.

I would be weary about taking this supplement for more than 3 months.. I believe it is considered a steriod . Long term use is not advised

Saw this last week on a repeat of Dr. Oz. I usually don't watch his show but stopped to watch after he mentioned forskolin. I googled and read about the side effects which I was surprised Dr. Oz didn't mention. I wanted to try both 7 Keto & Foskolin but not sure if the good would outweigh the bad.

My mom tried it. She did weight watchers for 2 months, one month of weight watchers WITH 7-keto, followed by 2 more months of weight watchers without the 7-keto. She didn't lose anymore weight with the 7-keto and she did doing weight watchers alone. It doesn't appear to work (not just going off her experience but other things I've read on the web) and there is a chance it could harm your body, so why bother then?

There's nothing in it to harm you, My primary care Dr's nurse uses it and has lost weight taking it and she rarely exercises.
She buys it from nutrigold.com and I have just ordered my 1st bottle. They also have green tea extract and other things as well.
They even have patent numbers on the bottle because they were tested.

A lot of times people mix up 7 Keto with DHEA. DHEA is going to affect the hormones in your body. It raises estrogen and testosterone levels so women get facial hair and deeper voices. But using 7 keto does not affect the hormones at all is safe. There are no know side effects from 7 keto. It helps to speed the metabolism, it increases energy, and slows the aging process.