i bought this packet of tablets from FANCL, a Japanese cosmetic and nutrition company, which is considered their dieting remedy....

In fact i finished off a packet of 50 tablets last year when i was working full time (with low carbing). i am not sure if this really helped me to accelerate the process of minimising carbs absorption and breaking down of body fats. It has a spicy taste and each time i took 3 tablets. I lost about close to 27 pounds in 5 months last year. when i finished taking all of them....i didnt get myself another packet coz i am not sure if it is efficient.

Recently, I got a booklet from them. The booklet introduces relevant herbs and vitamins to improve various health problems or even dieting.

Under dieting, I found out the tablets i took last year were not what I thought to be - food fats absorption....instead it said it minimises carbohydrates absorption into the body. So i recalled the results I got when i was low carbing while taking these tablets.

This is what I read from the booklet:

-HCA (hydroxy citric acid), contained in Garcinia , is an element involved in suppressing the synthesis of fats while promoting their metabolism, allegedly exhibiting greater effect when combined with aerobic exercise.

-Synephrine, contained in Citrus Aurantium , a kind of citrus fruit, is said to break down body fats. Clove inhibits the action of lipase, a fat-decomposing enzyme, thereby suppressing absorption of fats. Gymnema is a tropical plant originating from India, allegedly suppressing absorption of carbohydrates and inhibiting excessive secretion of insulin. Thus, gymnema exhibits its effect when taken before sweets are consumed while on a diet.

-1-deoxynojirimycin, only found in mulberry leaves, is said to inhibit the action of carbohydrate-decomposing enzymes, suppressing the digestion of carbohydrates midway, and preventing their absorption.

-Chromium is a mineral found abundantly in fish, helping the action of insulin, which is indispensable to carbohydrate metabolism.