Yacon, the Latest Natural Weight Loss Phenomenon
Yacon, used in pills or syrup, are the latest competition for Garcinia Cambogia in amazing natural weight loss without even trying. Garcinia Cambogia, which has been attributed to the weight loss for both Rachel Ray and Paula Dean, and also for hundreds of thousands others, allows the dieter to eat just about anything they want and take the weight off. This is also an amazing property of Yacon that the dieter does not have to change their diet to lose weight. This interests everyone who even are holding on to the last 5 lazy pounds, which are often the most difficult to lose.
Another property is that it takes off belly fat, too! So, amazing benefits occur while still eating what you want. Another miraculous natural food!
The Yacon is a vegetable that is native to South America or more specifically, the Andes Mountains. The ancient Incas were known to eat the Yacon vegetable for its nutritional value and for the high fiber content it has. The main characteristics of this vegetable is that it is very low in calories, high in fiber, it falls low on the glycemic index, so your system doesn’t spike after eating, and it has a nice, sweet flavor.
Because it’s so low on the glycemic index, it’s not easily broken down into sugar in the body, which means the spike that comes with high sugar or insulin foods does not occur. There is a key ingredient in Yacons called Fructooligosaccharide or FOS for short. This is the ingredient that carries all of the benefits that were mentioned, but don’t confuse FOS with the fructose found in fruit. The FOS does give Yacons the sweetness of the vegetable.
Yacon can be taken in several forms for weight loss, including powder, pills, syrup, dried chips and even the root of the plant. It is typically taken 15 minutes before a meal because another fantastic benefit is that it lowers the hunger hormone called ghrelin, so satisfaction comes sooner and you eat less.
There has been extensive research performed recently on Yacons and how they affect weight loss, including Dr. Oz. In the majority of cases, the results were positive and showed weight loss for each one. The combination of stabilizing the blood sugar and hunger while accelerating the metabolism and allowing the healthy bacteria to be created in the gut creates a winning formula for taking off fat.