Melatonin Weight Loss Review
What You Should Know
Melatonin weight loss products aim to combine melatonin for a better nightÃs sleep and non-stimulant fat burners and metabolism boosters to increase the amount of weight lost at night. There are several different brands of melatonin weight loss and each one provides a unique proprietary complex that claims fat burning is increased while asleep.
Melatonin is an alternative treatment for sleep disorders. Recent studies question the efficacy of melatonin for sleep but none of the websites researched show any clinical trials proving weight loss in increased during sleep with the products.
List of Ingredients
Varies based upon which brand of melatonin weight loss product is chosen.
Product Features
To look at how the melatonin weight loss products are supposed to work, we will list the ingredients for one brand found. These ingredients are melatonin, chromium picolinate and L-phenylananine. In the instance of this weight loss product, there is no real clear method behind the ingredients. The melatonin is added for sleep, but the chromium and the L-phenylananine are up in the air. Chromium picolinate is supposed to help balance blood glucose levels in order to curb hunger, but during sleep this should not be an issue. The L-phenylananine is listed as an ingredient (amino acid) is many male body building supplements, but the function of this ingredient is unknown.
The consumer should be wary of products that claim to help the dieter lose weight when they are asleep. Some of these melatonin weight loss products will include stimulants and natural sleep aids in order to off set the heart racing experienced from the stimulants. However, calorie and fat burn only happen when the heart rate is elevated. During sleep the body slows downs to a crawling pace in order to rebuild and repair, this is not a time for weight loss.
Advantages
- There is information on melatonin weight loss online.
- Melatonin can help with sleep problems.
Disadvantages
- The melatonin weight loss products do not provide clinical support for their claims.
- No proven fat burners or appetite suppressants can be used in a night time formula.
- Weight loss requires calorie burn and an increased heart rate which does not happen at night.
- The ingredients are not the strongest weight loss ingredients.
Conclusion
The theory behind the melatonin weight loss products is to convince the consumer they will lose weight when they are asleep. The body shuts down during sleep and the only way to continue burning more calories when asleep is to build more muscle. Muscle continues to burn calories 24 hours a day. These products may not be as effective as the user wants them to be and could see more benefit from a day time fat burner and / or appetite suppressant.
