Carbohydrate blocker?

[bonniekins]

Is there such thing as a carb blocker pill that can help you to be more successful with a diet like atkins? I’ve heard of fat blockers but can they block carbohydrates, too?

[Tiff]

I'm pretty sure that does exist. It's not one of the most common ones (maybe because it doesn't work, I really don't know at all) but I think there is a type of carb blocker that stops your body from making as much of the enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates when you eat them, or something like that. Maybe it's a hormone, but I'm pretty sure it's an enzyme.

[KraftyJo]

I've heard of carb blockers in diet pills. I don't know if it actually works or if it is a marketing ploy. You might want to ask your doctor or a pharmacist (or someone else who knows this sort of thing) before buying.

[ffviifan]

I think there is such thing but to me it doesn't make much sense to depend on it. It really won't help you to save all that many calories in a day. The reason fat blockers can help is that fat is huge in calories. Carbs aren't and they're a lot easier to control.

[kellykatt]

carbohydrate blockers are a kind of enzyme blocker that prevents your body from making the enzymes in the stomach that allow carbs to be broken down (some of them, not all). That means that the molecules stay too big and can't be absorbed by your body so they just head back out of you when you go to the bathroom.

[ChristySmiles]

I don't find that the best kind of diet pill is the type that stops you from being able to digest your foods. that just messes with nutrition and isn't effective over time. I like something that helps me to be able to do what I want to do to diet, but better - like appetite suppressants.

[treehuggertodd]

I really don't see the point of taking a carb blocker. It's just nto focusing on a kind of food that has a lot of calories in it. I undrestand why fat blockers are a good idea for some people (though not me), but they take down a massive number of calories.