The internet is filled with ads for resveratrol “free trial offers” that claim to help you lose incredible amounts of weight. If you use these advertised resveratrol “free trial” products you will lose weight… in your wallet! We have documented the resveratrol scams on this site and have put little weight into resveratrol weight loss claims (pardon the pun) – but now it looks like a legitimate study has shown some connection between resveratrol and weight loss.
Resveratrol and Weight Loss is There a Connection?
In a study published on 6/22/2010 in BMC Physiology, researchers from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris, France found that mouse lemurs (primates) who were given resveratrol decreased their energy intake by 13%, while increasing their resting metabolic rate by 29%. What makes the study very significant is that mouse lemurs are primates. I know, they have “mouse” in their name, but they are primates, not rodents. As far as we know, this is the first time that resveratrol has been shown to increase resting metabolic rate in primates.
Resveratrol, Weight Loss and Primates
We could give our take on what the study showed, but why not give an exact quote of the Conclusions from the study itself -
“In conclusion, we demonstrated for the first time the short-term effects of resveratrol on the metabolism of an heterothermic primate. Resveratrol activates energy expenditure by inducing an increase in resting metabolic rate and a decrease in torpor patterns that play key roles in energy saving in this primate. Moreover, resveratrol had a satiety effect in this primate that reduced their spontaneous food intake. All of these changes participated in the limitation of pre-wintering fattening processes in which the increase in the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide levels would play an additive role. These results provide novel information on the potential effects of resveratrol on energy metabolism and control of body mass in a primate.”
- Resveratrol suppresses body mass gain in a seasonal non-human primate model of obesity, 6/22/10
In laymen terms, resveratrol increased metabolism, increased satiety, decreased weight and decreased the need for food in lemurs while maintaining energy levels.
So the Free Trial Resveratrol Products Really Will Help me Lose Weight?
No, no and NO! The “free trial” resveratrol products are very low quality resveratrol supplements and automatically bill you for their inferior supplements every month. You really want to AVOID any “free trial” resveratrol supplement.
Will a 99% Pure Trans-Resveratrol Supplement Help Me Lose Weight?
Yes… if you are a lemur! While our blog is well read, I don’t think we reach many lemurs. While lemurs are primates, and results in non-human primates may translate to humans, much more research needs to be done. We do feel that more and more research in showing strong potential health benefits from resveratrol, but we still need to determine the best resveratrol dosage for humans. So, if you take a pure resveratrol supplement like the Perfect ResGrape Resveratrol for all the other health benefits and also end up losing some weight – you can thank us later!
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