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A product called Satietrol may help you eat less at meals and snack less often, and as a result, lose weight. Satietrol's manufacturer, Pacific Health Laboratories, created the product based on research done at Columbia and Cornell more than 25 years ago. In that study, the researchers found a protein called CCK. They discovered that CCK is released after you eat, giving you a sense of fullness.
The company says they have packaged an all-natural formula that makes the effects of CCK start sooner and last longer.* Satietrol is a powder that you mix with water and drink before meals. It contains less than 100 calories a serving and is available in vanilla or chocolate. The company recently added Satietrol Complete to the product line, a meal replacement drink. The powder's main ingrediet is potatoes. Other ingredients corn syrup, Aspartame and whey protein.
The product's official Web site says the product should be consumed "10 to 15 minutes before eating a sensible breakfast, lunch or dinner." As with nearly any other weight loss aid, the key word here is "sensible." The product will not be any help to you if you aren't conscientious about what you eat -- so what if your appetite is curbed if you still eat something that is too high in fat or calories with the appetite you have left?
Satietrol's manufacturer's clinical trials results sound very promising: decreased hunger up to 35% up to 3.5 hours after eating, a decrease in food consumption in second meals eaten more than 3.75 hours later and an overall decrease in appetite. How? The manufacturer says that Satietrol works on the nerve in the lining of your stomach telling you are full, slows the process of the stomach emptying food and helps to tell your brain you are satiated.
* The company's claims about the product have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
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