Dr. Brian’s Blog

Is Diet Coke Good For Weight Loss?

Artificial sweeteners in diet coke may have some negative effects on your weight loss, even though they don’t contain any calories.

Garcinia Cambogia extracts that contain HCA may act like an appetite suppressant. However its effects on weight loss are weak and conflicting.

The caffeine in green coffee bean contributes more to its weight loss effects than the chlorogenic acid, which is also found in other foods.

Research suggests that CLA can modestly help with weight loss. However, you’ll likely need to take it for 6-12 months to see any effects.

Standardized African Mango extracts like IGOB131 may have some weak effects on weight. But the research is weak and may be heavily biased.

ALA can help diabetics with neuropathy and maybe with weight loss. But you’ll likely need to take a larger dose for it to be noticeable.

Dalgona candy tends to have less calories and sugar per weight than other prepackaged candies and sweets found in North America.

Taking weight loss supplements will not be able to replace a proper weight loss diet and lifestyle, no matter how effective the supplement.

Qsymia is the most effective but costliest for weight loss, while phentermine works strongest in the short term, but quickly loses efficacy.

Coffee and caffeine primarily work as an exercise aid. Its other effects may not be as significant, at least for weight loss.

“Negative calorie” foods do not actually exist. The notion is based on exaggerated and incorrect assumptions of our metabolism and foods.

Orlistat (Xenical) can be effective, but requires you to closely follow a proper diet for it to work properly, which can be frustrating.