L-arabinose Weight Loss Supplements - How Do They Work?

L-arabinose is a natural carbohydrate substance that has recently been incorporated into weight-loss supplements. L-arabinose is commonly found in fruits, vegetables, and other plants that contain complex sugars - pectins and hemicelluloses. Just like polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates) and lectins in beans and legumes, which have been proven to inhibit the absorption of dietary fats and carbohydrates and, thus, stop the gain of fat in obese people, L-arabinose contains naturally-occurring chemicals that block the production of enzymes responsible for breaking down and metabolizing sweets and starches.

More precisely, L-arabinose works to inhibit a specific enzyme that blocks the utilization of the monosaccharide sucrose. Several rat studies have shown that L-arabinose prevents sucrose, which is present in most grains, starches, fruits, and other carbohydrate-rich foods, from turning into glucose and fructose - simple sugars that are readily absorbed into the bloodstream, act to elevate insulin levels, and, when supplied in excess, are converted by the liver into body fat.

A mice study conducted in Japan, Osaka, and reported by the Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science, demonstrated that a five-week administration of natural L-arabinose prevented mice from gaining weight even on a high-sugar diet, reduced their blood sugar levels, and normalized their insulin parameters.

Other studies have confirmed that L-arabinose-based supplements can be successfully used in overweight, obese, and diabetic people to prevent the accumulation of fat deposits, reduce hyperinsulinemia, lower blood glucose levels, and, therefore, assist in treating obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

L-arabinose is a very common type of five-carbon carbohydrates, readily available in nature and absolutely safe to use as a weight-loss remedy. In fact, for a number of years this natural chemical has been incorporated in the production of flavours and pharmaceutical drugs and even in the ethanol industry.

L-arabinose is plentiful in sugar beets, apples, tomatoes, and other tasty fruits and vegetables with a high sugar content.

Tim Ford

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