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Originally Posted by Suzanne 3FC
Ok, I tried them. I bought them at Walgreens on sale. I gave them an honest chance and really wanted them to work. It would be great if there was a natural product out there that could help people control their appetites. However, I felt absolutely no effect. I tried them several times a day for 10 days.
No effect 
Any theories as to why they work in a blind study?
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CLINICAL #1:
Objective:
To assess weight maintenance after weight loss by consumption of yoghurt with a novel fat emulsion (Olibra) including effects on body composition, resting energy expenditure (REE), fat oxidation, hunger feelings and satiety hormones.
Design:
A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel design. A 6-week weight loss period (2.1 MJ/day) was followed by 18 weeks weight maintenance with test (Olibra) or placebo yoghurt. Subjects: Fifty overweight women (age: 18–58 years, body mass index (BMI) 25–32 kg/m2).
Results:
During weight maintenance after significant body weight reduction, there was no significant increase in body weight in the test group (1.173.4 kg); the placebo group did gain weight (3.073.1 kg, Po0.001). Compared to the placebo group, the test group was less hungry 4 h after yoghurt consumption in week 25 (Po0.05) and showed increased glucagon like peptide-1 values 180 min after yoghurt consumption (week 25 vs week 1, Po0.05). Measured REE as a function of fat-free mass (FFM) was significantly higher than predicted REE (Po0.05) in week 26 for the test group, but not for the placebo group. Fat mass (FM) was significantly more decreased in the test group (6.574.1 kg) compared to the placebo group (4.173.6 kg) (week 26 vs week 2, Po0.05).
Conclusion:
Consumption of Olibra yoghurt improved weight maintenance compared to placebo, which can be explained by the relatively higher REE as a function of FFM, relatively higher decrease in FM and the relatively lower increase in hunger. "
CLINICAL #2
"Short-term effects of yoghurt containing a novel fat emulsion on energy and macronutrient intakes in non-obese subjects
Design:
Two double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject crossover studies were conducted three months apart. Twenty-nine (15 F, 14 M) and thirty (16 F, 14 M) subjects participated in Study 1 and Study 2 respectively. In each study, subjects were given in random order, 7 days apart, either a 200 g portion of a test (5 g of a novel fatemulsion.1 g milk fat) or control (6 g milk fat) yoghurt at 1300 h. At 4 h post-consumption subjects were given ad libitum access to a range of foods. Amounts of food consumed by individuals were determined by pre- and post-covert weighing of individual serving dishes.
Results:
Mean energy intakes were significantly lower after the test yoghurt compared with the control yoghurt in Study 1 (6.4 vs 7.6 MJ; P<0.001), Study 2 (6.9 vs 7.9 MJ; P<0.001), and for both studies combined (6.7 vs 7.7 MJ;P<0.001). The corresponding fat intakes in Study 1, Study 2 and in the combined studies were all significantly reduced (P<0.001). Protein and carbohydrate intakes were also significantly reduced in Study 1 (P<0.05), Study 2 (P<0.01), and for the combined studies (P<0.001).
Conclusions:
These results suggest that the physicochemical characteristics of small amounts of dietary fat affect short-term satiety."
CLINICAL #3:
Design:
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject crossover design was used. Twenty (10 female, 10 male) non-overweight (body mass index (BMI) 20 – 24.9 kg=m2), 20 (10 female, 10 male) overweight (BMI 25 – 29.9 kg=m2) and 20 (13 female, 7 male) obese (BMI>30 kg=m2) subjects participated in the study. Subjects were given in random order, 7 days apart, either a 200 g portion of a test (5 g of a novel fat emulsion.1 g milk fat) or control (6 g milk fat) yoghurt at 09:00 h. At 4 and 8 h post-consumption subjects were given ad libitum access to a range of foods. Amounts of food consumed were determined by pre and post-covert weighing of individual serving dishes. Over the following 24 h subjects weighed and recorded all food intakes.
Results:
Mean energy intakes were significantly lower after the test yoghurt compared with the control yoghurt in non-overweight (3.79 vs 5.43 MJ; P <0.01) and overweight (4.43 vs 6.12 MJ; P <0.001) subjects 4 h post-consumption and in non-overweight (3.82 vs 5.38 MJ; P <0.001), overweight (3.94 vs 5.80 MJ; P <0.001) and obese (4.91 vs 6.26 MJ; P <0.01) subjects 8 h post-consumption. The corresponding macronutrient intakes were also significantly reduced in non-overweight and overweight subjects (P <0.01) at 4 h post-consumption and in all subjects 8 h post-consumption (P <0.01). In the total group, energy intakes over the following 24 h were also significantly reduced (6.35 vs 7.70 MJ; P <0.01) after the test yoghurt relative to the control yoghurt.
Conclusions:
These results suggest that the effects of this novel fat emulsion are maintained at least up to 8 h and are evident in non-overweight, overweight and obese subjects.
CLINICAL #4:
Design:
A single-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject cross-over design was used.
Interventions:
Subjects were given in random order, 7 days apart, a 200 g portion of yoghurt containing a total of 15 g of fat, which varied in quantity of OlibraTM fat (0, 2, 4, 6 g) at 09:00 h. At 13:00 h subjects were given ad libitum access to a range of foods. Amounts of food consumed were measured by covert pre- and post-consumption weighing of individual serving dishes. For the remainder of the day and the following 24 h, subjects weighed and recorded all food intakes.
Results:
Relative to the control yoghurt, mean energy (7.42 vs 5.83, 5.60, 5.24 MJ), fat (97.4 vs 74.4, 74.2, 67.5 g; 48.8 vs 46.8, 48.9, 47.6% energy), protein (59.1 vs 50.0, 44.0, 40.8 g; 13.2 vs 13.9, 12.9, 12.8% energy), and carbohydrate (171.5 vs 140.9, 130.2, 126.0 g; 38.0 vs 39.3, 38.2, 39.6% energy), intakes were progressively reduced with increasing doses of OlibraTM fat in the total group (P <0.001). A similar response was observed in the female group up to 4 g (P <0.001) and in the male group after 2 and 6 g (P <0.05). Energy and macronutrient intakes for the remainder of each study day and over the following 24 h were significantly lower after all dose levels compared to the control (P<0.001).
Conclusion:
The results suggest that OlibraTM fat reduced the effect of overeating during an ad libitum lunch meal and subsequent food intake up to 36 h post-consumption.
I'm not one to blindly believe studies..some are slanted by testers who want to please the sponsors who pay big money for the study. But it appears that the results of the studies done for this stuff have been published in the International Journal of Obesity and in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition so I dont believe the results are biased. My only questions is
how effective are Slim Shots...maybe they only suppress your appetite
slightly. Maybe the test subjects were paying careful attention to their appetites because they were in the study. Maybe people at home are too busy to pay close attention. I dunno...lots of variables to consider! For me personally, its enough for me to notice. Maybe after a week, I will lose interest, though.
I want these to work...but i've had a lot of disappointment with products such as this in the past. I'm going to try very hard to listen to my body instead of listening to my head. Its my head that caused me to develop my bad eating habits. Maybe listening to my body will be what it takes to get rid of these last 30 pounds. If the Slim Shots work at all to help curb my appetite then they are worth the 40 bucks. Who knows..maybe a shot of olive oil would do the same but i'm not gonna be the one to start my own diet fad.
Yes, it
would be wonderful if there was a natural appetite suppressant on the market. I bet it would cost a fortune if it produced dramatic results! All I want is a little bit of an edge to help me along. Slim Shots may be the answer for me! I hope so!
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