Chromium is an essential mineral that plays an important role with how the body uses glucose. Chromium may be found in brewer’s yeast, grains, cereal and in some beers. It aids in maintaining the ideal blood sugar level which helps diabetic patients. It also helps in the metabolism and storage of fats, proteins and carbohydrates in the body that may help reduce fats. It helps improve muscle tone by burning the fats. It reduces hunger pangs, suppress cravings and appetite. It is help control the blood cholesterol level. It lowers the risks of cardiovascular problems. It also alleviates depression by stimulating the fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis that is important for brain function.

Fiber, more correctly dietary fiber, or roughage, is material ingested with plants that is not digestible and helps the food pass the digestive system, thereby absorbing water and easing the disposal of fecal matter. There are soluble fiber sources and insoluble fiber sources, some soluble fiber sources are peas, beans oats, barley, prune juice, berries, bananas, apples, pears, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, onions and plums. Some insoluble fiber sources include whole grain foods, potato skins, wheat bran, green beans, celery and fruit skins, like tomato skins. In recent times fiber supplements have gained popularity, mainly with the body building and weight loss crowd, where not only gastrointestinal disorders are treated, but cholesterol levels may be reduced as well. Furthermore, proper fiber amounts in the diet ensure a reduced risk of colon cancer, but also promote weight loss.

Green Tea Extract is currently being promoted by the health conscious community as a weight loss product, which does not do this incredible concoction of helpful ingredients justice. Many green tea extracts nowadays exclude caffeine, to avoid the associated side effects and lower the ingestion of this legal addictive stimulant. The main characteristic of the green tea extract should be the antioxidative effect, which surpasses Vitamin C twentyfold. But the other traits are not to be forgotten, it is anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogen and anti-radiation. The unique combination of green tea catechins, derivatives of apicatechin, and flavonoids, which belong to the same family, are proven scavengers of free radicals and an unavoidable addition to any dietary supplement combination, body building or weight loss as the target objective.

Gymnema Sylvestre is an herb that has shown to reduce blood sugar and is used by some to reduce sugar cravings as it seemingly reduces the sugar taste when placed in the mouth.