LONGECITY

i have not seen one mention of fucoxanthin on this forum and it seems to have quite a wide rang of benefits. for one serious consideration is it consume from the seaweed containing in high amounts by some of the longest people residing on the island of Okinawa. so why not much interest or mention? to summarize i have found basic introduction as in here; http://www.hindawi.c...am/2015/723515/

what really pique my interest tho is disappointingly an in vitro study but with high hopes nevertheless; http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/19545563

Hi, I'm interested too....

I've been taking around 10mg - 15mg day (net) of powdered 25% fucoxanthin from PowderCity for just over 8 weeks primarily for weight loss.

Abdominal circumference has shrunk by around 2.5% but my overall weight has stayed the same. No real change in exercise regime or eating.

I'm keen to hear any comments...

Stu

dunno the quality powdercity has, but that seems like really low dose. i wasnt particularly interested in its purported weight loss benefits though just curious about some other positive health aspects if possibly noticeable

My understanding of this is that it's a mitochondrial uncoupler but with a wide therapeutic window, unlike, say DNP.  The problem with DNP is that if you overdose, you're probably screwed.  Unless this gets popular in the weight loss circles, it probably won't get studied or popular.  It appears to be safe, though.  Having lots of (the wrong?) fat in your liver is probably a bad thing metabolically RE: "The effects of Xanthigen in the weight management of obese premenopausal women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and normal liver fat."

The branded term "Xanthigen" does sound like there could be a conflict of interest in that particular study, as "+" as the study is.  Any name is probably an improvement over "Fucowhatever."  You can tell the Japanese named it whenever it begins with "F-u." :>

Swanson sells the "Xanthigen" proving it's a trademark and there could be conflict of interest in that study.  But it's what I'd buy because it's what was studied.

This could be vaguely related in mechanism: http://news.yale.edu...er-disease-rats.  Getting fat out of your liver is probably the best effect of fucoxanthin other than weight loss.

And fucoxanthin sounds a heck of a lot safer than a modified DNP.  Actually, that DNP might just be extended-release.  Not sure.  Maybe others will chime in.  I've only bumped into it a few times.  A bit surprising, as supplements with the potential to assist in weight loss tend to get a bump in popularity.  Maybe it's the terrible name.