NOW Supplements, Phase 2® (White Kidney Bean Extract) 500 mg, Weight Management*, 120 Veg Capsules

This controlled my appetite waaaay better than I thought it would! I started out by taking just 1 in the middle of the day, as 3 causes my belly to feel off. I’ll take 2 if I know I’ll have a big meal, but 1 feels safest for my tummy and I still get the benefits of what feels like controlled blood sugar and cravings. 10/10! I’ll be taking this for a while, since it’s so safe and actually works.

use this regularly, cut out sugar and you will see a difference. It will take months. You can't eat huge meals. I had no side effects

It is blocking carbs but there are two reasons why people are not seeing the weight loss:1) Psychological use of this pill as a crutch. One takes the pill and then eats more carbs since they think that they have entered the "Free extra carbs" zone. Well it doesn't work that way. You either eat the same amount and take the pill so you can loose weight, or eat a BIT more and maintain the weight.2) The undigested carbs makes bacteria in your large intestine do what they are designed to do...digest starches...but gas is a byproduct. So the more undigested starches that enter the large intestine the more bacteria is created (supply and demand), the more they digest it, the more gas is produced. Also, your body realizes that something is amiss, so more fluid is now required to pass this "foreign" matter. So what you get is bloat and fluid retention which leads to slight weight gain or weight maintenance. Now, since majority of fat cells are water, then all you see is your fat cells swell. Not with lipid but with water.In the end the weight stays the same...BUT BUT! If you followed #2 (ate less and took Phase 2) then even though your weight stays the same, you loose the adipose tissue. So you are "healthier" even though you can't see it. All you have to do is stop taking it for a week or two to actually notice the weight loss.

I know there is a lot of debate about this product only being able to neutralize starches, but I suspect it works for other carbs as well (simple carbs). I did read the studies, and without providing all of the science behind digestion - all carbohydrates are broken down beginning with amylase (in the mouth). Since white kidney bean targets amylase, this is my reasoning behind it also working for simple carbohydrate and not just starch. However, there are some caveats, and I do not know what the upper limit for carbohydrate digestion would be.I follow a ketogenic diet, in which I choose to restrict my carbohydrate intake because I am carbohydrate sensitive, and really it's about having my body run a certain way, reducing cravings, etc. However, I work out 5 or 6 days a week, and sometimes decide to go outside of what I normally eat, like pizza, which is definitely not on my weekly menu!! In order to avoid a massive glucose spike, get a sympathetic response (i.e., rapid heart rate, etc), I take 4 of these + Heather's Tummy Tamers Peppermint Oil Capsules (to avoid digestive issues). I take it about a half hour before I enjoy a couple of slices of pizza in order to avoid the major glucose spike as well as the sympathetic response insulin seems to give me. If I didn't take these, I wouldn't be able to eat too many carbohydrates, because unfortunately for me, it doesn't take much for me to get an undesired response. The thing is, it works fine for a couple of slices for pizza, but if 2 hours later I have that piece of cheesecake, I will get a slight sympathetic response even if I take 4 more capsules. This is why I say that I have no idea what the upper limit is for inhibiting digestion of carbohydrate. Curiously enough, I will be back in ketosis by the next morning, even after 2 slices of pizza and a small slice of cheesecake. However, I don't do this often, so I am quite adapted to the way I already eat. I could experiment with more than 8 capsules, but I am not interested in the accompanying gastric distress - 8 is enough for one night.Obviously, I don't think one could eat carbs all day and just take these, nor would I think you would want to. Carbohydrate is not inherently "bad", and I don't avoid them because I think they are, but I am particularly sensitive to them. Plus, I lift heavy weights, so I tend to consume more protein anyway, and the way I set up my macros fits me perfectly. I have always known I was carb-sensitive, even when in med school, when my friend told me she thought it was all "in my head". Of course, one has to consider this if you aren't checking glucose regularly, but if I had never eliminated carbohydrate to begin with, I would have never known how bad the sensitivity actually was. These work well for what I need, but I also don't take them every day, nor every week - only when I decide to eat pizza for that high calorie day, or when we are out running errands and we stop to eat at our favorite restaurant.I hope this review helps someone...

Taken as a daily liver supplement. Consistently reorder.

This is a nice placebo pill. It may work, it may not. But for those days where you really feel like eating that entire bag of chips. It may make you feel better. Note these statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.Diet and exercise make up 90% of your weight loss. I have lost 60 pounds doing just that. I can't say whether or not this pill blocks or neutralized carbs. But I do know, getting off my but and exercising, eating right did.

I am a type 2 diabetic and I just received this product yesterday and gave it a test at dinner time to see if the carbs would raise my blood glucose. I took 3 capsules before having a bowl of macaroni with tomato sauce and tested my sugar 2 hours later and it was 87; normally my sugar would be 170 after having that. When I tested my sugar this morning, it was 111 and that made my day! Today I did a second test by having potato salad and tested my blood glucose 2 hours later and it was 114 and potatoes would normally raise my sugar to about 180. I am on Metformin. If you are on a medication that can cause low blood sugar, I would advise you not to use this as it might get too low. My medication (Metformin) never caused low blood sugar, at least for me anyways. I was skeptical about buying this product because it says not to use if you are diabetic or hypoglycemic, but I figured I would give it a shot just to see for myself if it really works and it does. Overall I am very happy with this product and will continue to buy it.

I mainly take these starch neutralizers before a meal or snack that I know is full of bad carbs/sugar. I don't notice any negative side effects but I also haven't lost much weight by taking them and keeping my diet the same.When taking these before eating some high carb or high sugar foods, I do notice that I don't feel as sluggish or bad afterwards. These aren't going to be a miracle worker if you keep up a bad diet like I sometimes do, but may work fine for the occasional carb/sugar cheat while on a diet.

ナウフーズのカーボンブロッカーならこれと友人から勧められ購入。食事前に飲むが外食でラーメン大盛とかやるなら５粒飲めとの事。トイレ楽しみにしてろと言われ完食し帰宅し就寝。朝お通じが来たためトイレで大きいほうをするといつもより量が多いと感じる。目視で確認すると見たことがない量の大きなウ〇コがそこに鎮座していた。（思わず画像を取ってしまったがこれの掲載は控えさせて頂きます）流れるよねコレ、、と一瞬迷うレベルだったがとりあえず尻を拭き流す。無事流れてくれたがこの量が炭水化物の吸収を防いでくれた量だと思っています。コスパで考えればこれが一番だと思いリピート４回しています。４回のリピートでレビューを書いた理由は5-6月外食だらけでいくらなんでもさすがに太っただろと体重計乗ったらほぼ変わらない数値。この感動を共有したいとレビューを書かせて頂きました。粒がデカいのはナウフーズ全般的に言えることだし値段含めたメリットデメリットを比べれば些細な事です。夏を前にダブダブの腹なんとかしたい方は適度な運動と食いたいもん食う前にこれ飲めばいいと思うよ。

“ダイエット効果がある”とは思いませんが、“な〜んんとなく炭水化物をブロックはしているのかなぁ…”と感じる程度。このシリーズのキトサンとダブルで飲むことがあります。下腹が張ってオナラが出ることがしばしばあり、食べたモノによるのかも知れませんがけっこう臭いです。と言うことはダイエット効果は無いのかもしれないが、炭水化物はブロックしているんでしょうか… 専門医では無いから分かりませんけど《飲まないよりかマシだろ》という気分的な問題で飲んでます。年齢的な事もあるため御守りみたいな感覚である程度は続けてみようかと思います。なんでも言えることでしょうが、運動をしてナンボでしょう。

効果には信頼を持ってます...ただ、一度の必要量に3粒は多いです...せめて2粒で飲みたい...

It seems to be working.. slowly but surely

あまり効果がみられなかったのでリピートはやめました。