Introducing...7-Keto DHEA by SupplementIQ - Innovative, Clinically Proven Weight Loss!!
The 7-Keto DHEA in this product is manufactured by Humanetics Corporation - Humanetics owns a patent (#5,296,481) for 7-Keto for use in effecting weight loss AND preventing weight gain. The basis of this patent was Humanetics' discovery that 7-Keto is a potent activator of three key thermogenic enzymes - enzymes known to play important roles in converting stored body fat to energy. In addition, Humanetics only sells 7-Keto to companies that enter into a licensing agreement - this ensures 7-Keto products are not mis-branded, adulterated and no potentially unsafe ingredients enter the market.
► 7-Keto Key Attributes:
- Boost your metabolism without stimulants!
- Clinically proven results!
- Excellent safety profile!
► What is 7-Keto? 7-Keto is a trade name for the compound 3-acetyl-7-oxo dehydroepiandrosterone (aka 7-oxo DHEA) - a substance naturally occurring in the body. In fact, its presence in the human body was first documented by researchers in 1958.
7-Keto is metabolized from DHEA - it is a non-hormonal, non-androgenic derivative of DHEA - and, as with DHEA - its presence declines with age. Several studies indicate that DHEA levels decline by approximately 40% between age 20 and 40.
Importantly, as this decline takes place, several physiological changes also occur:
- The incidence of obesity increases;
- Reproductive functions/sex drive decreases;
- Basal metabolic rate (BMR) decreases;
- Immune function decreases;
- Age related skin changes increase.
► What studies demonstrate 7-Keto's effectiveness and safety?
In short, the studies conducted on 7-Keto provide a clear set of weight loss claims for 7-Keto use - AND are well supported by competent research:
- 3 Times more weight loss versus diet and exercise alone;
- Majority of weight loss is fat loss;
- Promotes weight loss without the use of stimulants;
- Awarded a U.S. patent for weight loss;
- Increases metabolism by 5.3% - without stimulants;
- Safe, when used as directed.
Two comprehensive, independently conducted clinical trials support the effectiveness of 7-Keto for weight loss - the Peak Wellness Study (2000) and Minnesota Applied research Center (MARC) study. Key findings from these studies are illustrated in the above graphs. In short, both studies lasted 8 weeks and - non-placebo subjects were given 100mg of 7-Keto DHEA twice daily (total of 200mg/day). All participants followed a basic weight loss diet and exercise program - approximately 1 hour of exercise three times per week and a calorie restricted diet of approximately 1,800 kcals/day.
Both studies concluded that 7-Keto produced substantially (up to three times) more weight loss than diet and exercise alone AND that the majority of weight lost was fat!
In addition, in 2004 another clinical study involving 45 subjects was conducted in order to assess 7-Keto's effect on resting metabolic rate (RMR). Subjects (all overweight adults) followed a calorie restricted diet and either received a placebo or 7-Keto. Those individuals dieting with 7-Keto realized an increase in RMR of 1.4% - those dieting without 7-Keto realized a decrease of 3.9% in RMR - a 5.3% difference!
As many individuals who have dieted before know, it is indeed possible to lose weight with diet alone, however, most "rebound" back to their prior weight (if not higher) after discontinuing a diet. Part of the reason for this rebound effect can be attributed to a decline in RMR. The body, responding to a reduction in caloric intake and increase in caloric expenditure, slows down the rate at which it burns calories - this change can be both hormonal as well as due to a loss of muscle tissue. Thus, at the conclusion of diet, a dieter may in fact have a slower metabolic rate versus when he/she started....hence, consuming the same amount of calories after a diet as before can result in even more weight gain than what would have been experienced before the diet!
With 7-Keto, however, this issue is easily side-stepped! 
As with any supplement, another important consideration is safety. Prior to any commercial sale of 7-Keto, Humanetics Corporation commissioned a series of comprehensive toxicology studies conducted using pharmaceutical industry protocols.
The range of testing included four pre-clinical toxicology evaluations and concluded in a Phase I safety trial in humans. The results of these tests were published in Clinical Investigative Medicine 2000 and the conclusion of the principal scientist was that "7-Keto...which is not converted to estrogens or androgens, was found to be safe and well-tolerated...at doses up to 200mg/d..."
Comprehensive toxicology and safety studies are essential to ensuring the basic premise of safety for any ingested product and the research into safety of 7-Keto demonstrates that it can be used safely.
Note: Many dieters may find it beneficial to use this product along with a thermogenic fat loss product to further boost your body's caloric expenditure - such as ThermoLean (ephedra free formula) or EphBurn25 (ephedra formula). If you wish to avoid stimulants then you may want to consider taking 7-Keto with a Hoodia containing product - such as Hoodia Pure - to assist with controlling appetite. |
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