(NaturalNews.com) Suppressing the appetite is a key way to achieve weight loss. People are less likely to eat more than they should when their appetite is low. Studies show that natural supplements with extracts from artichokes, beans and vinegar may act as hunger suppressants.
Supplements containing artichoke and bean extracts may together be an appetite suppressor to promote weight loss. A study published in Phytotherapy Research in February 2011 found that participants given extracts of Cynara scolymus, from artichokes, along with extracts from Phaselolus vulgaris, from beans, were less hungry and lost weight. The participants took the supplements for two months. The control groups who did not take supplements did not experience a decrease in body mass index or a susceptibility to hunger like the supplement group experienced.
According to a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2005, vinegar supplements increase satiety and decrease the postprandial insulin response. Study participants were split into groups and given different levels of vinegar along with white bread. The higher the amounts of supplements the greater the feelings of fullness and the lower the insulin and glucose responses. Lower amounts of vinegar still decreased the responses significantly at 15 and 30 minutes; however, only the larger amount group saw a significant reduction when levels at 90 minutes post-meal.
