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In order to successfully lose fat, one must create a stimulus that tells the body to burn more fat and to stop storing/trying to store fat. Sesamin, a lignan found in sesame seeds, has been shown to do just that. Learn more
When one diets to lose fat, it is relatively easy to lose those first 5-10 pounds of fat. After that initial stage of fat loss, the body begins to make it harder to lose more fat and easier to regain fat by reducing the concentrations of "fat-burning" enzymes and up-regulating the "fat storage" enzymes.
While such a supplement may help one lose a little more fat, they are only a short-term solution for dieters. Thermogenics, such as ephedrine, aid in fat loss by causing fat cells to release fatty acids. The body has a fixed capacity for fat loss and if enzyme activity has been shifted to promote fat storage over fat oxidation, releasing fatty acids from fat cells will be of little use if they cannot be oxidized.
In order to successfully lose fat, one must create a stimulus that tells the body to burn more fat and to stop storing/trying to store fat. Sesamin, a lignan found in sesame seeds, has been shown to do just that - make the body oxidize more fat and increase its capacity to do so while decreasing the storage of fat.
Health Benefits Of Sesamin
In addition to increasing fat oxidation and decreasing lipogensis, Sesamin supplementation also has many health benefits. Sesamin has been shown to:
Be antihypertensive
Be an antioxidant itself and increase the recycling of vitamin E
Provide liver protection against alcohol and improve liver function
Decrease cholesterol levels, while increasing high density lipoprotein
(HDL aka "good cholesterol") levels
Be an anti-inflammatory.
These health benefits alone make Sesamin supplementation a wise decision.
Supplementing With Sesamin
The sesamin content of sesame seeds and sesame oil is very low,
meaning you would have to eat a TON of seeds/oil before you get
even close to obtaining enough sesamin to reap its benefits.
