Unique Extract from “Cosmetic” Root May Stop Fat Gain and Increase Fat Loss

This one is in vitro (studies done in a petri dish rather than a live animal or human) so there’s always a bit of skepticism when it comes to these kinds of astonishing results. But if future studies continue to pan out as well as this one, we could have an herbal powerhouse on our hands.

Morus Bombycis, a plant whose chemicals can often be found in cosmetics, has been shown to dramatically inhibit lipase enzymes and to increase lipolysis. Lipolysis as we’ve discussed in the past, isn’t the end all be all in the game, but it’s important, especially in times of fasting when the rate of fat release from cells begins to dwindle. But what makes this so interesting to me is the strong anti-lipase reaction that scientists were able to detect. Lipase is an enzyme required for the absorption and utilization of fact from the diet. Inhibit this enzyme and you don’t absorb fat. This is a lot like Alli, which relies on inhibited fat absorption for its results. Now, I’m not a fan of complete fat inhibition. I don’t believe we eat too much fat and that’s why we’re fat. We’re fat because we don’t move enough and we eat far too many calories in the form of starches. So inhibiting fat absorption wouldn’t be a huge game changer.

But when you look at a comprehensive goal to lose fat, it always helps to limit your intake of calories. If satiety is still needed (If you need to feel satisfied on a diet) then eating enough fat will help you achieve this. And then when you inhibit lipase you’re given a chance not to absorb all that fat even though your gut tells you it’s happy because it was fed.

So in the bigger picture, lipase inhibition isn’t the answer, but it’s a hell of a great addition to a solid diet, exercise and supplement program.

Tagged as: fat loss, lipolysis, morus bombycis, treatment of obesity