The majority of weight loss supplements on the market today work basically one of two ways. They either control your appetite or work through a process called thermogenesis (fat burning).

Green tea is probably the most popular fat burner at the moment. Its popularity lies not only in weight loss, but as a powerful anti-oxidant as well. Many Asian countries have been drinking it for centuries. Scientific studies seem to back its claims.

On the other hand, Hoodia has been marketed for only a few years as a weight loss supplement, but has been used in Southwestern Africa for many years. Hoodias claim to fame as an appetite suppressant is its supposed abilities to trick the brain into thinking that its full. Although there are few scientific studies to back its claims, anecdotal evidence suggests that it works fairly well. However, the quality of this supplement varies from company to company.

Although most weight loss supplements work fairly well, they may have all missed the boat as to what really causes people to get fat. Studies over the last 30 years show that fructose may be the real cause of obesity in America. Here is a quote from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition:

evidence that a marked increase in the use of HFCS, and therefore in total fructose consumption, preceded the obesity epidemic and may be an important contributor to this epidemic in the United States.

Todays demanding lifestyle and two income households leave little time for cooking. And with fast food restaurants, doughnut and coffee shops at every street corner, its easy to see why HFCS have become a staple in American diets.

Go into any supermarket and youll find HFCS in most packaged, boxed and canned foods, too. HFCS has even replaced sugar in most canned soft drinks. Its not too difficult to understand why Americans are getting fatter and fatter.

There is however a new compound that actually prevents fructose from metabolizing into fat. This all natural compound is derived from the roots of Scutellaria baicalensis, commonly referred to as Chinese skullcap and Heartwood of Acacia catechu, known as Black catechu in India.

The process by which it works is complicated, but basically it works by decreasing two obesity markers circulating in the blood stream. These two markers can be found in high levels in the chronically obese.

It essentially inhibits fructose from converting into fat, thereby decreasing these two obesity markers and fructose no longer gets a free ride to your waistline.

This new weight loss supplement shows a lot of promise. The compounds are all natural with no known side effects. This new weight loss supplement may very well hold the key to the obesity epidemic. Only time will tell.

If you have a sweet tooth and are overweight, you may want to give this weight loss supplement a try.