WeightLossBanter - View Single Post - I can't remember the name of a weight-loss suppelment.

**[email protected]** · October 9th, 2008, 04:51 PM posted to sci.med,alt.support.diet

In article ,
Bob wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:10:52 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I think maybe I've found the name of the supplement, it's Oleic acid,
as in the acid found in Olive oil. In rats it suppresses appetite. You
can search this story in Google or any science website. Thanks for
your help. Bye.

I wonder... could you be referring to the finding that palmitoleic
acid may serve as a hormone. This is new, and was a big news story
recently. Work is only with mice, so far. Google on palmitoleate (or
palmitoleic acid).

FWIW, I find that if I take a daily fish oil capsule or two, it reduces
my appetite for rich foods. Whether this is some deep instinctive thing
where a generalized craving for fats is the manifestation of a
physiological need for essential fatty acids such as are found in fish
oils, or just a personal psychological quirk, I can't say. I'm taking
the fish oil because it's good for the lipid profile, and this is a
desirable side effect from my point of view.