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Losing weight: what is the appetite suppressant agar agar?
Agar agar is a gelling natural vegetable from Japan where it is called kanten, which is an alternative to gelatin. It is a combination of different red algae dried and marketed as a powder or flakes. It is used, such as gelatin, for jellies, puddings, jams or terrines. It is also used as a stabilizer and thickener in the food industry. It is colorless and odorless.
By acting as an appetite suppressant that helps you lose weight. It would also reduce the absorption of simple sugars and fats. Comprised almost entirely of fiber, no calories and promotes transit.
Mixed with a hot drink in tea, herbal tea, coffee, broth, soup), it increases satiety, for around two hours, absorbing liquid and swelling in the stomach. One half teaspoon (1 gram) in a hot drink 10-20 minutes before a meal helps reduce calorie intake.
In a Japanese study, published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism in 2005, conducted with 76 obese people, weight loss in 12 weeks was 2.8 kg with a diet supplemented with agar-agar compared to 1 3 kg with diet alone.