Yacon Syrup – Dr. Oz’s Metabolism Game Changer
We’ll give it to you straight from the horses mouth when Dr. Oz said there would be a “marketing frenzy” after he revealed the incredible benefits of Yacon Syrup. With all the new weight loss fads that come and go, my stomach churns when I hear someone spending hundreds of dollars or more on some new system that requires them to only drink one thing everyday for 30 days while standing on their head. We’re always careful to take a step back and really break down what any new weight loss product is and does. As a nutritionist and weight loss coach I am able to work with clients first hand to see what these products do on a larger scale. Lets go over the specifics of Yacon Syrup and Powder for weight loss and whether it’s truly a “Metabolism Game Changer”.
Yacon Syrup Overview Yacon Root extract has been researched surprisingly well with several clinical trials that evaluated those who were obese over a 120 day period in a double blind placebo test. The results showed “Daily intake of yacon syrup produced a significant decrease in body weight, waist circumference and body mass index.”
The key word in any weight loss study to look for is “significant”, as many of the study’s around weight loss products result in “negligible” change. Time after time the studies revealed the same significant weight loss in the test subjects even after long term use. Now that the Yacon Syrup and powder benefits have been touted on the Doctor Oz Show (which we have no special affiliation with, nor do we ever use his image) and recommended on the show it has already picked up a huge stir in the media. Doctor Oz said he spent a year researching and looking