In this comprehensive article, I have covered everything you MUST know before you hit add to cart on Amazon for a keto fat burner.
A Keto fat burner caters to two categories of people:
- Those who simply want to lose weight without following a diet or a workout regimen
- Folks who are already following the keto diet and want to speed up their weight loss
Today we will discuss all the benefits and the potential side effects (IMPORTANT) of supplementing with a keto fat burner.
What is a Keto Fat Burner
A Keto fat burner drink, pill or capsule is a supplement that aims to send you in a state of ketosis, so that you burn more fat throughout the day. It achieves this by increasing your blood ketones levels.
But what is ketosis?
In our regular diet, our bodies fulfill their energy requirements from carbohydrates (aka carbs).
Ketosis is a process that happens when your body doesn’t have enough carbohydrates to burn for energy. Instead, it burns fat and makes tiny molecules called ketones, which it can use for fuel.
Additionally, thermogenic keto fat burners also include special ingredients that increase your energy expenditure, making you burn more calories each day. Caffeine is the most common thermogenic ingredient found in keto fat burners.
Note: Many keto diet pills brands claim that their product was featured on Shark Tank Weight Loss by naming their product “Shark Tank Keto Pills” (It’s a 100% SCAM).
Keto Fat Burner Usage
As a dietary supplement to help promote weight loss, most of the brands recommend 1 capsule taken twice a day.
For best results, take 30 minutes prior to a meal with an 8oz. glass of water or as directed by your healthcare professional.
However, it is highly recommended to be on a healthy low-carb diet plan such as the popular keto diet which is heavily supported by studies to help people lose weight.
Watch out for these foods in order to lose weight on keto:
- Sugary foods: Soda, fruit juice, smoothies, cake, ice cream, candy, etc.
- Grains or starches: Wheat-based products, rice, pasta, cereal, etc.
- Root vegetables and tubers: Potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, etc.
- Fruit: All fruit, except small portions of berries like strawberries.
- Beans or legumes: Peas, kidney beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc.
- Sugar-free foods: They are highly processed and tend to increase your sugar cravings
If you plan on eating lots of high carb foods (pizzas, pasta, burger) and sugary foods alongside, and still expect to lose weight magically, then there’s no point in investing in a keto fat burner.
Benefits of a Keto Fat Burner
- A Keto fat burner shifts your primary fuel source from carbohydrates to fat, making you burn body fat more effectively.
- You are less likely to feel cravings and crashes & spikes, which are common on a high-carb diet.
- Keto fat burner also contains thermogenic properties which boost your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure)
- A study found that people on a keto diet lost 2.2 times more weight than those on a traditional low-calorie diet.
- 95% of the keto diet group in a study was also able to stop or reduce diabetes medication, compared to 62% in the higher-carb group.
- The keto diet improves risk factors like body fat, HDL cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar.
- Not only do these supplements help to melt abdominal fat, but they also aid better digestion and a good night’s sleep.
A keto fat burner is quite promising in terms of boosting health & performance and losing weight as well.
As good as it seems at first, everything in life comes with a list of side effects (just like your ex!)
Keto Fat Burner Side Effects
Most of the expensive keto supplements include ingredients like ketones aimed at curbing your appetite, electrolytes to treat imbalances due to dehydration, certain vitamins and minerals, and other thermogenic ingredients such as caffeine.
Almost all of them claim to achieve ketosis within three days, enhance performance or boost mental clarity significantly.
The issue here is that these pills can make a dent in your pocket, and could also have some unintended, undesirable effects on your daily life.
Let’s go through some of the common Keto fat burner pills side effects:
Disturbs Natural Metabolism
Taking supplemental ketones cause a rise in leptin (the hormone that makes you feel full), and lowers ghrelin (the hormone that stimulates your appetite). The higher your blood concentration of ketones, the less hungry you will be.
But once you’re off the keto pills, the appetite-suppressing hormones will increase significantly from your baseline. You are more likely to feel physically hungrier than you did before taking the fat burner.
To combat this issue, stick to your low carb meal plan a few days after your supplement is finished.
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Keto Fat Burners are WAY TOO EXPENSIVE
Most of the keto supplements are having electrolytes (sodium, magnesium, potassium) as their base ingredient.
The keto flu is a host of flu-like symptoms such as headache, cramping, exhaustion, diarrhea, and constipation, experienced during the first four days of the keto diet.
Brands such as KetoLogic provide electrolytes in supplement form, but they cost as much as $80 per container, and the basic ingredient inside is sodium.
Hence you’re literally spending up to 100 times more money than you would if you simply bought a container of sodium chloride, a.k.a. table salt! It’s about $1, max.
False Claims of Mental Clarity
These keto fat burners also claim to beat the brain fog many people experience when they begin their keto journey. They do this by introducing more and more caffeine in your system.
The laziness and mental confusion is due to your brain not receiving enough glucose.
Research has shown time and again that these benefits can be derived only from natural tea and coffee, which contain caffeine along with natural antioxidants.
So while some of these supplements attempt to do the same (by giving beta carotene), their biochemical effects are not similar to drinking them in their most natural form.
Plus, there’s no surety that antioxidants are really present in those keto fat burners as the FDA doesn’t regulate supplements.
MCT Oil Can Mess with Digestion
MCT stands for Medium-Chain Triglycerides, which are fat sources that are much quickly digested than the long-chain triglycerides usually found in fatty foods.
They are considered highly efficient because instead of being diverted among other organs that use these fat molecules, they go straight to your liver. MCTs further boosts the production of ketones.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation are some of the possible downsides of MCTs in keto fat burner. Additionally, dietary supplements come with their own safety gamble, unless they are recommended by your healthcare provider.
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Keto Fat Burner Reviews
I personally have been on the keto diet on and off for more than 11 years.
I have gone through all the ups and downs in my journey. And by that I mean months of binge eating high-carb delicacies like burgers and pizzas, followed by months of strictly low carb meals.
One of the best advantages of using a keto fat burner is the insane energy boost you get! It made me get through my exercise routines with least efforts and on certain days double my workouts (not recommended though)
If you can’t commit to a low carb diet, these Keto diet pills are not for you. You will definitely, without question lose weight and keep it off as long as you don’t go back to unhealthy eating habits. (By that I mean having Pizzas and coke for lunch.)
If you are someone just starting out on keto, these keto fat burners can speed up your weight loss effects and keep you motivated. I saw a drastic increase in my energy levels and overall wellbeing (due to added minerals and vitamins in some of the products).
You may experience increased blood pressure when being on the keto diet. At first, I thought these supplements were the cause but later found out that its due to the keto diet (which is quite safe).
When the body goes into ketosis, it stores fewer electrolytes which in return causes side effects such as high blood pressure. To combat this, make sure you consume higher amounts of electrolytes and salt!
Conclusion
Keto fat burner helps you achieve ketosis so that you burn body fat effectively without having to spend hours at the gym. You will also enjoy benefits such as mental focus, high energy, endurance, and a suppressed appetite.
However, in order to harness the maximum benefit out of these supplements, you must pair them with a low carb diet.