7 Weight Loss Products in Indian Market that Needs Your Attention & You need to check these weight loss products before buying.
Due to the lack of activity these days most of us are gradually gaining unwanted weight.
Well, there is a wide range of products at your nearest chemist shop or online that claim to make you lose weight.
After diving deep in all these products the results are just shocking.
In this article, I will be unwrapping seven weight loss products whose truth I think you should know about.
So without any further delay let’s get started.
Before I reveal the products, I want to assure that none of these products or their competitors has paid me.
Just like you, I am a consumer looking to buy genuine products for myself and my family.
Slimming Oils
The companies don’t want to leave any stone unturned to make money out of people’s desperation to lose weight.
VLCC’s Shape Up slimming oil is a perfect example of it.
The company promises visible results in just a few weeks.
Let us see what this slimming oil has a need to make that happen.
The very first ingredient is paraffin liquidium, that is mineral oil.
A carcinogen, come on they could have done better.
Then it has a combination of oils, along with extracts of herbs like rosemary, thyme and sweet fennel.
Apart from this it also has artificially added perfume and harsh preservatives like BHT.
One ingredient that they forgot to mention is “Sheer disappointment”.
Just 200 ml of this oil will cost you a whopping 500 rupees, a total waste of money.
We must know that our skin absorbs the oil very quickly and these harsh chemicals added in it may do more harm than good to you.
You can actually make a more effective and inexpensive oil at home by infusing herbs like Black Jeera, Camphor & Ginger in sesame oil.
Garcinia Cambogia
Garcinia cambogia has been heavily marketed by the weight-loss industry. But is it really effective?
Garcinia is a small pumpkin-shaped fruit that consists of about 10% malic acid and hydroxy citric acid which particularly is marketed as a weight-loss promoter.
Garcinia cambogia is best known to suppress the appetite which probably can help and shed some weight.
There have been quite a few studies done on its effectiveness.
Some studies suggest that garcinia Cambogia does promote short term weight loss, while others have not found it to be as effective.
Studies on Garcia Cambogia:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010674/
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303554966_Evidence_of_Garcinia_cambogia_as_a_fat_burning_and_appetite_suppressing_agents
- https://academic.oup.com/ajhp/article/75/2/17/5101970
Ayurvedic scriptures especially BhavaPrakash Nighantuh refers to this fruit like Vrikshamla.
It’s sour, hot in potency, balances Kapha Dosha and promotes digestive capacity.
These qualities suggest that it may indirectly help you lose weight.
There are a ton of Garcinia cambogia supplements available in the market.
But you should choose the right one.
Himalaya Vrikshamla tablets have no unwanted additives and are a fine choice.
However, their AyurSlim capsules which are also Garcinia cambogia based, do have unwanted artificial green and yellow colourings added just to make them good to look at.
Then there are some brands like this Bhargava’s Homeopathic medicine who make Garcinia cambogia drops which are 100% safe and natural.
You would also find some high-end Garcinia cambogia capsules in the market like this one by GNC Herbal Plus. They do have unwanted additives like maltodextrin.
Please don’t waste your money on it.
I must say that Garcinia cambogia is no wonder food for weight loss as it’s been marketed.
Modern science study suggests that it does suppress hunger which may help in weight loss.
Ayurveda has little to no mention of its direct relation with fat burning.
However, if you really want to try it you can have it once daily 30 minutes before your breakfast for about 2 months and then stop.
Ayurvedic Slimming Juice
There is another category of weight loss products available in the Indian market and those are all these Ayurvedic Slimming juices.
Most of these juices are a concoction of age-old Ayurvedic Herbs which are known to boost fat loss directly or indirectly.
Many companies make it and all of them have their own formula.
Going through this one, herbal Swadeshi’s Slimming Ras.
it has over 10 herbs in a specific ratio each having their own purpose.
One is a blood purifier another helps in digestion, some help control blood sugars and so on, together they become powerful.
This demonstrates the holistic approach of Ayurveda towards weight loss.
Almost all of these juices are natural but they do have preservatives in the form of sodium benzoate in small quantities.
You can’t help it unless you make them at home.
A 500ml bottle of such Ayurvedic Slimming juices will cost you around 280 rupees.
There are multiple products available online I have linked some of them below.
The right way of consuming them is to take about 20 ml of this juice mixed with the same quantity of water 30 minutes before breakfast.
You can try them for about two months and then stop.
They are safe, they have no side effects definitely thumbs up.
Green Coffee Beans & Green Tea
green coffee and green tea are the two most popular beverages among people looking to lose weight.
But are they worth the craze? not really.
The only difference between green tea and black tea or green coffee and regular coffee is that the former is less roasted and has a little more quantity of antioxidants in it. that’s all.
Both green coffee and green tea help boost fat loss but almost the same effect can be achieved by drinking regular tea and regular coffee.
You need not run after the expensive green coffee beans.
A 2 rupee coffee sachet can just serve the purpose.
However, one must understand his or her body type before regularly consuming tea or coffee.
Ayurvedic scriptures warn that both tea and coffee are extremely drying for the body and excess of it may cause problems like hair fall and greying of air.
Moreover both tea and coffee are stimulants and regular consumption can result in addiction and disturbed sleep.
So, if you are overweight and your body is kind of oily you can get the benefits of green tea or coffee by consuming it not more than one cup a day.
Slim Shakes
Slim shakes are probably the most popular products in this category and in my opinion the most deceiving one as well.
They hardly have anything in them that would justify their name slim shake.
It’s basically a meal replacement drink it boasts of no added sugar well that’s because they have added something worse.
Maltodextrin a form of sugar and artificial sweetener sucralose which may have many side effects.
Even the mango flavour is unnatural.
One serving of this so-called slim shake would cost you more than eighty rupees.
These brands can just dream of replacing my whey protein with that let alone replacing my meal.
There is another very big Western company, HERBALIFE. Their product is worst among all, please don’t waste your money on it.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar has become probably the most talked-about weight loss product in the last decade.
But does apple cider vinegar really live up to the hype? let us dig in.
Studies done on Apple Cider Vinegar suggests that it helps in lowering blood sugar levels, improves metabolism, and even reduces appetite.
These effects together may help in weight loss to some extent.
Although it’s no magical weight loss pill as it’s been marketed.
One should not even overdo with Apple Cider Vinegar.
We must understand that it is basically acid.
Daily consumption of it may erode your teeth enamel and even cause acidity and heartburn.
In my view, if you want to safely try apple cider vinegar then have one to two teaspoons of it in warm water for about 15 days and then stop for 15 days.
Again you may start and so on.
If you feel apple cider vinegar to be harsh on your body, better replace it with lemon.
Fat Burners
Finally at number 1 our fat burners.
Fat burner supplements cost nothing less than 1500 rupees.
But are they worth your hard-earned money? No.
This is simply because most fat burners in the market are caffeine-based.
Companies market the product to have fat-burning properties because it has caffeine in it.
Some companies also add extracts of green tea and green coffee that we have already discussed.
Needless to say, they come with synthetic colours and unwanted additives in it.
So, I would rather suggest buying a 2 rupee coffee pouch than to waste money on these costly fat burners.
So, friends, these were 7 popular weight loss products in the market whose reality check I felt was needed.
The idea is never to ignore our eating habits and physical activity and to promote any of these products as a magical weight-loss pill.
Thankfully since most chemist shops and the online essential product delivery is open trying the good one would be easy.
So, friends, That’s all.
I hope you found it to be helpful, if yes then do let me know in the comments below and also do not forget to share.