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Weight Loss Supplements, Superfruits, Superfoods, and Scientific Evidence

28 February 2010 383 views 4 Comments
This entry is part 1 of 0 in the series Snake Oil Gone Wild


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  • Weight Loss Supplements, Superfruits, Superfoods, and Scientific Evidence

Goji, Acai, Mangosteen, Fish Oil – you name it, there’s a product out there from some natural source and cures about everything.  Most of the time, these companies claim outrageous, amazing, cures for ailments ranging from cancer, heart disease, old age, belly fat, lupus, diabetes, and depression.  But, where’s the scientific evidence?

The chart below shows all the popular, natural health supplements and their place along the scientific evidence spectrum.  Check it out; make an informed decision.  Live well, Thrive Better!

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acai, lose weight nowHere is a list of natural, popular, health supplements that are addressed on this chart 1.

  1. acai, aloe vera, andro-graphis, antioxidants, arginine, arginine, arginine, aspartic acid, astax-anthin, astragalus, beta-carotene, beta-glucan, bilberry, bitter melon, bitter orange, black cohosh, black tea, black tea, borage, boron, Bromelain, Bromelain, calcium, calcium, carnitine, cats claw, chamomile, chaste-berry, chrond roitin, cinammon, collagen, copper, cranberry,cranberry, creatine, dandelion, devil’s claw, DHEA, echinacea, elder, evening primrose oil, evening primrose oil, fenugreek, feverfew, fish oil, fish oil, flaxseed oil, Folic Acid, garlic, ginger root, gingko biloba, ginseng, glucos-amine, glutathione, goji (wolfberry), grape skin, green tea, green tea, green tea, hawthorn, iodine, iron, isoflavones, krill oil, lavender, lavender,Lecithin,licorice root,lignans, lingzhi (reishi), lipoic acid, lutein, lycopene, magnesium, melatonin, methionine, milk thistle, milk thistle, MSM, NAC, NAC, nettle, noni, olive leaf, olive leaf , omega 3, omega 3, omega 3, omega 3, omega 3, omega 3, omega 6, omega 9,palm oil, Pancreatin, Papain, pau d’arco, peppermint oil, phenyl-alanine, poly-phenols, potassium, prebiotics, prickly pear, probiotics, probiotics, quercetin, red yeast rice, red yeast rice, resveratrol, rosehip, royal jelly, saw palmetto, selenium, selenium, silica, slippery elm, spirulina, st john’s wort, taurine, theanine, toco-trienols, trypsin, tryptophan, tryptophan, turmeric, tyrosine, ubiquinol, uva ursi, valerian, vanadium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B7, Vitamin B8, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, wheat-grass, zinc, zinc ↩

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  • thrivebetter said:

    snake oil gone wild – http://goo.gl/D8xQ – weight loss, natural supplement, energy drinks & a cure for about everything

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    # 28 February 2010 at 3:57 pm
  • shmula said:

    amazing visualization /via @thrivebetter snake oil gone wild – http://goo.gl/D8xQ – weight loss & a cure for about everything

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    # 28 February 2010 at 4:00 pm
  • Richard Karpinski said:

    Very pretty graphic, but it HIDES the damn facts you allege in low contrast tiny print.

    Where can I get this info in a readable form with links to more complete information about each one? I would like to read what you say and check further on the one that seem most useful to me. Please help.

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    # 28 February 2010 at 11:32 pm
  • admin (author) said:

    Hi Richard – if you click on the image it opens up into a larger file that is much easier to read. You can also visit the source here: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/play/snake-oil-supplements/

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    # 1 March 2010 at 2:14 pm

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