SHR # 2608 :: Lipoic Acid Supplements Help Healthy Obese People Lose More Weight plus Calling All Carnivores - Prof. Tory Hagen, Ph.D – Joe Finegan -Ben Mohl - A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down, research by Oregon State University and Oregon Health and Science University showed. The research, published in the Journal of Nutrition, analyzed the effects of 24 weeks of daily, 600-milligram doses of lipoic acid supplements on 31 people, with a similarly sized control group receiving a placebo. "The data clearly showed a loss in body weight and body fat in people taking lipoic acid supplements," said Balz Frei, director emeritus of OSU's Linus Pauling Institute and one of the scientists on the study. "Particularly in women and in the heaviest participants." PLUS As the Carnivore Diet sweeps the nation, people are looking for better cuts of meat to satisfy their appetite. The Carnivore Diet has been attributed to reducing inflammation, pain and autoimmunity in many people who try it. But choosing your beef wisely is important. Save 25 percent OFF all Certified Piedmontese beef plus get 2 pounds of ground beef free and free shipping https://shrnetwork.biz/SAVE25 and use code SHR. Study discussed on today's show: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Long-Term (R)-α-Lipoic Acid Supplementation Promotes Weight Loss in Overweight or Obese Adults without Altering Baseline Elevated Plasma Triglyceride Concentrations - https://academic.oup.com/jn/article-abstract/150/9/2336/5874419