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Is Yohimbine An Effective Weight Loss Aid?

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Is Yohimbine An Effective Weight Loss Aid?

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Kucio and coworkers conducted research looking for answers to this very question. In their research report, titled, “Does yohimbine act as a slimming drug?” they found an interesting answer. In this study, twenty female obese outpatients were first subject to a 3 week 1,000 Calorie per day diet. After this 3 week period, 10 subjects were given yohimbine and the other 10 were given a placebo for three additional weeks, in addition to the 1000 Calorie per day diet. They found that the yohimbine treatment significantly increased weight loss; 3.55 kilograms body weight lost in the yohimbe group versus 2.21 kilograms body weight lost in the placebo group. However, there was not a significant effect on lipolysis observed, nor did treatment with yohimbine delay the gastric emptying rate. Keep in mind that while over two pounds more weight was lost by the yohimbine taking group, there were no measurements of where the weight was lost, body fat or muscle, and that these results were observed in

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