raspberry ketone

I dont know why everyone is hating on OZ (hes the doc not these people) lol... yes ive been taking it for a few months not sure if it works but it taks a while... good luck

Having degree does not make a person the be all end all of information. There are a lot of other doctors that flat out disagree with a lot of what Dr. Oz says, so which one is wrong?
Nor does having a degree mean a person is above endorsing something for reasons other than it works, like money.

I trust someone who has YEARS of school rather than some random on a message board ...thats just me

Yes because doctors are above being swayed by monetary gain...of course, he wouldn't just tell you bad things to make you buy stuff you don't need so he can profit, no way! Oprah likes him, so he's got to be legit...

Do you own research and then weigh in on the subject rather than mindlessly taking ANYONE's word for it...including that quack Dr Oz.

To answer the OP's original question. No I have not tried it but there is very little evidence (essentially no evidence) to support that it would help you sustain long term weight loss. Personally I would not try it. It would probably be a waste of your money hun! :flowerforyou:


and another thing... peeps it is her first post on MFP... I don't think she was looking for anti-Dr Oz remarks (although I agree much of his show is BS, this is not the post to discuss it). Just answer the question... if you can't, move along please :flowerforyou:

THANKS yes exactly new to this had a simple question and only looking for answers to this question.

I responded with a bit more detail and without the flowers, but I hope you see that research is important. I think most people are just joking around tho

I trust someone who has YEARS of school rather than some random on a message board ...thats just me

ok, lol! I trust a real doctor who has a medical practice and cares about health rather than a TV doctor that's there just for show and money and pushes every new products on the market.

all I wanted to see was if it helps burn fat in your problem area along with diet & exercise

The answer is NO whatever the product is. You can never spot reduce. Try lifting weight and cut the refined carbs out.

I dont know why everyone is hating on OZ (hes the doc not these people) lol... yes ive been taking it for a few months not sure if it works but it taks a while... good luck

Having degree does not make a person the be all end all of information. There are a lot of other doctors that flat out disagree with a lot of what Dr. Oz says, so which one is wrong?
Nor does having a degree mean a person is above endorsing something for reasons other than it works, like money.

I trust someone who has YEARS of school rather than some random on a message board ...thats just me

Good plan.

Forskolin as fat burners

I read that wrong for a sec.

Here's a few things that may help you come to a decision about the product from a bio-chemical point of view.

- The natural amount of Raspberry Ketones is low; substantially lower than you may believe. Due to the low amount produced naturally, distributors turn to creating the compound chemically; which completely defeats the purpose of buying into a "natural supplement" and dismisses the idea of it having "no side effects".
- It's an aromatic compound, a phenolic. Aroma's have little to no substantial evidence of burning fat.
- As a natural phenol it may have anti-viral and anti-inflammatory side effects. Which would be good if you're swelling or retaining. The negative part is that the body will not hold onto the phenol.
- The body can burn ketones for energy and naturally creates them (by using fat stores). You can naturally raise these levels with exercise, once glucose stores are depleted. You can also cause your body to rely on ketones for energy through a Ketogenic diet; which means you'll consume protein and fats while depleting/minimalizing carbs. Not something you want to do for a long time.
- High levels of ketones can be harmful to the body; which is why your body tries to rid itself of them through urination (probably what'll occur to the ketones you ingest = waste of your $$). The higher the level of ketones in your body the more adverse the side effects: skin may become dry, eyesight blurs, acidic taste in mouth and shortness of breath.

Anyways, if you want to learn more about the product, I would recommend reading into ketogenisis. Learning about how it's broken down may give you more insight about whether or not this product is right for you.

ETA: The raspberry ketone will probably go right through your body. I personally, wouldn't invest in it, because the body can create it's own ketones and high levels of ketones do have negative side effects. Good luck.

Anti Dr.OZ??? Funny... How many of you are Medical Doctors?

I do notice he promotes a helluva alot of supplements- never the same one over again, wonder how much he is getting paid for that.

I looked him up, apparently he's worth $7 million. So I'd say the answer to your question is "a lot".

Anti Dr.OZ??? Funny... How many of you are Medical Doctors?

Some examples of poor advice that Dr. Oz has provided in the past...

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/when-oz-met-novella/

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/dr-oz-youre-not-helping-diabetics/

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/dr-oz-and-john-edward-just-when-i-thought-dr-oz-couldnt-go-any-lower-he-proves-me-wrong/

http://www.randi.org/site/jref-news/1260-pigasus-2011

The Media Pigasus Award goes to Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has done such a disservice to his TV viewers by promoting quack medical practices that he is now the first person to win a Pigasus two years in a row. Dr. Oz is a Harvard-educated cardiac physician who, through his syndicated TV show, has promoted faith healing, "energy medicine," and other quack theories that have no scientific basis. Oz has appeared on ABC News to give legitimacy to the claims of Brazilian faith healer “John of God,” who uses old carnival tricks to take money from the seriously ill. He's hosted Ayurvedic guru Yogi Cameron on his show to promote nonsense "tongue examination" as a way of diagnosing health problems. This year, he really went off the deep end. In March 2011, Dr. Oz endorsed "psychic" huckster and past Pigasus winner John Edward, who pretends to talk to dead people. Oz even suggested that bereaved families should visit psychic mediums to receive (faked) messages from their dead relatives as a form of grief counseling.

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/02/dr_ozs_journey_to_the_dark_side_is_now_complete.php

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/dr-oz-promotes-homeopathy/

http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2005/02/11/Top-US-doc-respectful-of-John-of-God/UPI-29081108131069/

It's best to take any advice he has given with a grain of salt. Do your due diligence and investigate other sources for validation of anything that he has said.

In New Zealand we have Dr Oz's TV show and I thought he was putting forward some good info re body function and medical checkups - that is until I subscribed to his website and emails and all I got was a whole load of c**p and spam about crazy weightloss fads/ supplements!

I quickly unsubscribed and haven't been near his website or TV program again - he came across on TV as very knowledgeable and with some good advice but he seems to have sold out regarding his email/ web presence.

Believe it or not Raspberry key tones are an amazing product. I've been using them for two weeks. The first week I did not change anything in my diet. I was eating very high fatty foods and this was over the Easter holiday. I had also just returned from Quebec and accidentally bought too much poutine cheese so we ate poutine 4 times that week. I was bad and even had potato chips in the late evening. Well I'm the type of person that if I eat a fatty meal one day it's a given that I'll be a pound heavier the following day. I really wanted to see how well the rasberry keystones worked without changing a thing. Surprising enough I lost 2.6 pounds in the first week eating a high calorie high fat diet. Seeing how well it worked without change
I decided to eat healthier the following week. Eating 3 meals a day. Lots of fiber and less fat. No excercise though. Second week I'm down 5 pounds and I never went hungry once. 2 weeks 7.6 pounds. I'm so happy I have to share. I think they are exactly what they claim to be. I will keep updating as I go. I'm going to try with excercise this week....

I dont know why everyone is hating on OZ (hes the doc not these people) lol... yes ive been taking it for a few months not sure if it works but it taks a while... good luck

Yes, Oz is an MD, but he still gives bad advice. And as was already stated, he pushes way too many supplements that don't work and could potentially be harmful.

Hi! I've been on rasberry ketone and CLA for 2 weeks and really haven't noticed a difference. Feel sort of like a sheep for buying into the whole thing, but didn't hurt to try. Thought it would boost weight loss with my exercise regiment but I think just eating right (fresh) and working out is the key. I just received some helpful tips to eat back your exercise calories and may be way better than eating some 20 dollar bottle of pills..lol

I tried them because they were $4 on swansons. I haven't noticed anything except burping up raspberry taste for a few hours after taking them