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BrandsNow Foods All-Natural Phase 2 Starch Neutralizer 500mg 60 Herbal Capsules
NOW Phase 2 (Phaseolus vulgaris) helps you achieve your nutritional goals without the use of stimulants or laxatives. Phase 2 naturally binds starch and carbohydrates in foods and prevents their conversion to glucose and fat.
The patented Phase 2 formula is a natural white bean extract that has been shown in non-clinical studies to help reduce the breakdown and absorption of complex carbohydrates by limiting the action of a digestive enzyme called alpha-amylase. Alpha-amylase helps break down large carbohydrate molecules into glucose molecules so that they can be absorbed by the digestive system.
With less alpha-amylase, less glucose may be available to be converted to fat and stored as adipose tissue.
In a recent study on this subject, 60 slightly overweight volunteers were given a dietary supplement containing 445 mg of Phaseolus vulgaris extract. After 30 days, individuals receiving Phaseolus vulgaris extract in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet (2000 - 2200 calories) had significantly greater weight loss, body mass index, fat mass, and thigh / circumference ratio.
