Lipoic acid can aid in weight loss while reducing pathologies associated with excess weight. These include poor glucose control, abnormal cholesterol levels, and chronic inflammation. Damage to the brain and nervous system due to obesity has also been shown to be reduced by lipoic acid. Obesity is a perfect storm of health problems. Fat cells has ability to produce enormous amount of chemicals that create chronic inflammation in the body. This chronic inflammation associated with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, insulin resistance, chronic pain due to arthritis and nerve damage , insomnia, depression, cancers, cardio-vascular diseases, type II diabetes. All these abnormalities are part of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome effects more then 1 in 3 people in the U.S.The results of 3 studies published in 2018 show that lipoic acid can help in weight loss and reduce associated metabolic disease. Lipoic acid will reduce body weight and body mass index- BMI. Study show that lipoic acid reduced high blood pressure, high cholesterol, normalized blood glucose levels, decreased significantly C-reactive protein- one of the markers of chronic inflammation. So, lipoic acid can not only help with weight loss, but more important – help with metabolic syndrome and prevent majority of serious conditions, such as cardio-vascular disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes.
Dr. Natalie
0 Comments