There are several compounds, elements and enzymes that are supposed to be good for weight loss. Most of these ingredients reduce body fat by boosting the fat burning process and metabolism process. Raspberry ketone is one such enzyme (or compound) that is extremely good at burning human body fat.
About raspberry ketone
It is a compound that is found in fruits specifically in berries. It has many uses including:
a. Weight loss agent
b. Obesity controller
c. It is used in cosmetics
d. It is used in food industry as additive, and to change the taste
e. It has been found to be very good for hair growth
f. It is used in cosmetics industry
Majorly it is used as a weight loss agent in several supplements and drugs. Recently, in an experiment, mice were given high dosage of fat and then afterwards, were given high dosage of raspberry ketone to see its effect on mice. It did work for mice and turned out to be a good fat burning compound. This experiment and a few other experiments of the similar nature resulted in immense popularity of this compound.
However, there have not been any experiments on human beings so far as to how this compound affects human body and whether it burns human body fast just as it did in mice.
Benefits
It has many benefits. Some of the major benefits are mentioned hereunder:
- As mentioned, it is extremely effective in boosting the fat burning process in animals. It must be noted that it is only proved that it works only on animals.
- Since it has the ability to burn fat, hence it is helpful in controlling obesity and reducing weight.
- It is extensively used in food industry. Even if you do not use it as a weight loss agent, it still has several other benefits as well. Raspberry ketone has a very good taste, and that makes it a perfect taste changer.
Side effects
It must be noted that since it is not tested on humans, so all these side effects are not proven ones. Here are a few raspberry ketone side effects that you must keep in mind before using it.
- It can increase blood pressure.
- Heart patients or those having heart beat issue are suggested not to use raspberry ketone in excess. In fact, it is better for such patients to stay away from it.
