Ultra Starch Ban
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Phase 2 Optimized Starch Neutralizer
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Exercise Regularly... Eat Sensibly... Take Phase 2 Ultra Starch Ban Before Eating Starchy Foods...
Ultra Starch-Ban is a safe, stimulant-free diet aid containing the natural protein extract Phaseolus Vulgaris (also know as Phaseolamin) that blocks unwanted calories from starch foods.
With Ultra Starch-Ban, you don't have to give up bread, cake, cookies, crackers, pasta, pizza, potatoes, rice and other starchy foods. Essentially, it allows you to enjoy those delicious foods you love, without all of the calories!
For healthy dieting and sensible weight-control, use this product just before eating meals to reduce the absorption of starch calories.
Ultra Starch-Ban works to neutralize the digestive enzyme alpha amylase before it can convert starch into glucose and then store it as fat. It enables the carbohydrates to pass through the system with reduced caloric intake, yet it does not stop the digestion and assimilation of vital nutrients, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and proteins.
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Ultra Starch-Ban supplies high- concentrate, Phase 2 optimized starch neutralizer - 250 mg. for convenient dosage control per meal.
Be sure to incorporate Ultra Starch-Ban along with a sensible diet and physical exercise program and you'll be on your way to achieving your personal weight-control objectives!
No Caffeine, corn, gluten, milk or egg derivatives, salt, sodium, soy, starch, sugar, wheat or yeast; No artificial colorings, flavorings or preservatives.
By blocking alpha-amylase, the enzyme in your digestive tract that breaks down (digests) the starch molecules contained in the foods you eat, Starch Ban helps you reduce starch calories. Starch is a large molecule that cannot be absorbed if it is not first broken down. When Starch Ban inhibits this process, the undigested starch and its calories simply pass on through.
An Important New Study Confirms... Waist Size Shown To Be A Predictor Of Heart Failure In Both Men and Women
Adding to the growing evidence that a person's waist size is an important indicator of heart health, a study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart failure in middle-aged and older populations of men and women.
The findings, published online in the April 7 Rapid Access Report of the journal "Circulation: Heart Failure" showed that increased waist size was a predictor of heart failure even when measurements of body mass index (BMI) fell within the normal range.
It is estimated currently, 66 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese. The researchers based their study on the increased prevalence of heart failure, especially between 1989 and 1999. They wanted to gain a better understanding how this increase in obesity was contributing to these rising figures.
A life-threatening condition that develops when the heart can no longer pump enough blood to meet the body's needs, heart failure (also known as congestive heart failure) is usually caused by existing cardiac conditions, including high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization among patients 65 and older, and is characterized by such symptoms as fatigue and weakness, difficulty walking, rapid or irregular heartbeat, and persistent cough or wheezing.
The researchers examined two Swedish population-based studies, the Swedish Mammography Cohort (made up of 36,873 women aged 48 to 83) and the Cohort of Swedish Men (43,487 men aged 45 to 79) who responded to questionnaires asking for information about their height, weight and waist circumference.
Over a seven-year period between January 1998 and December 2004 the researchers reported 382 first-time heart-failure events among the women (including 357 hospital admissions and 25 deaths) and 718 first-time heart-failure events among men (accounting for 679 hospital admissions and 39 deaths.)
Their analysis determined that based on the answers provided by the study participants, 34 percent of the women were overweight and 11 percent were obese, while 46 percent of the men were overweight and 10 percent were obese.
By any measure... BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio or waist-to-height ratio, their findings showed that excess body weight was associated with higher rates of heart failure.
Further analysis of the data showed that among the women with a BMI of 25 (within the normal range), a higher waist measurement was associated with a 15 percent higher heart failure rate; women with a BMI of 30 had an 18 percent increased heart failure rate.
In men with a BMI of 25, a higher waist circumference was associated with a 16 percent higher heart failure rate; the rate increased to 18 percent when men's BMI increased to 30.
Additionally, among the men, each one-unit increase in BMI was associated with a four percent higher heart failure rate, no matter what the man's waist size. In women, BMI was only associated with increased heart failure rates among the subjects with the largest waists. Finally, the authors found that the association between BMI and heart-failure events declined with age, suggesting that the younger the person, the greater the impact of weight to heart health.
This study reinforces the importance of maintaining a healthy weight. Previous research has examined various types of heart disease and related health issues, and no matter the particulars of the study, they've all been consistent in determining that excess body weight increases a person's risk of heart disease.
The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education.
Bean Extract Is An Effective Weight Loss Supplement, Endocrinologists Report...
Americans are getting fatter. In fact, more than 60 percent are overweight and 18 million have type 2 diabetes. It's an epidemic that's becoming more of a problem each year. Now, a new discovery could help people shed those dangerous pounds and live a healthier life.
Doctors explain it's carbs from breads, cereals and pastas that are making us fat, because the starches are broken down immediately into sugars. When starch breaks down into sugar, it stays in the bloodstream, but eventually stored as fat.
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, examines the effect of white kidney bean extract (called Phase 2) on food and Glycemic Index (GI) levels. The research has resulted in the development of many new products for people on specific GI diets, including new "low carb" pasta and beneficial supplements. It could especially benefit patients with diabetes, who need to closely monitor and control blood sugar levels, as well as athletes and overweight people who want to shed excess pounds!.
The UCLA researchers found the white kidney bean extract helps the body stop carbs from breaking down into sugars .by reducing the amount of starches in the diet and the amount of carbohydrates, allowing the body to slowly start to burn off that stored energy. A digestive enzyme in the body normally acts like a knife, literally cutting starches into small sugars. Phase 2 stops the enzyme from cutting, so the starches stay in the body as long fibers and are burned off quicker, enabling easier weight loss and helping to keep blood sugar levels under control.
Doctors say patients in the clinical studies who took Phase 2 lost body fat, not lean muscle. The extract is not recommended for pregnant women or type one diabetics because their blood sugar could get too low. Mild nausea is the only known side effect.
ABOUT THE STUDY: Previous clinical trials found that 1 gram of the Phase 2 kidney bean extract affects blood glucose levels, while the new study shows that 2-3 grams affect Glycemic Index levels. The extract has the ability to neutralize the digestive enzyme necessary for starch to turn into glucose. It slows the digestion of starches and sugars, which can cause a rapid rise in blood sugar after eating. A previous UCLA study found that Phase 2 reduced starch absorption by 66%.
THE GLYCEMIC INDEX: Developed in the 1980s, the Glycemic Index (GI) ranks various foods according to how they affect blood sugar levels two to three hours after eating. Foods high in fat or protein don't raise levels very much, while certain carbohydrates are so easily broken down in intestine that blood sugar levels rise too quickly. The GI only tells you how rapidly a particular carbohydrate turns into glucose; it doesn't tell you how much of that carbohydrate is in a given serving of a particular food, or what percentage are 'available' carbohydrates, i.e., those that provide energy (starch and sugar, as opposed to fiber). You need to know both to fully understand how a given food affects blood sugar levels. The glycemic load (GL) measures the latter. A GI, if 70 or more is high; 56 to 59 is medium; and 55 or less is low. A GL of 20 or more is high; 11 to 19 is medium; and 10 or less is low.
HOW DIGESTION WORKS: Food and drink must be changed into smaller molecules of nutrients to be absorbed into the blood and carried to cells throughout the body. It does this via the digestion process. Food is travels through the esophagus into the stomach, where it is dissolved and emptied into the small intestine. The digested nutrients are absorbed through the intestinal walls, while the rest is expelled as waste.
Although the FDA recognizes Phase 2 as a food supplement, doctors emphasize it isn't a miracle pill. Patients still need to carefully watch what they eat, maintaining a healthy low-fat, high-protein, fiber-rich diet and exercise regularly.
