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5 Popular Supplements That Simply Don’t Work

  • Most mainstream fat burners are often just expensive caffeine pills and only few ingredients like caffeine and capsaicin have proven benefits.
  • BCAA supplements might only be beneficial in specific scenarios like low calorie diets or insufficient protein intake, but unnecessary for those with high protein diets.
  • CLA has shown promising results in animal studies but has failed to replicate those effects in human trials, showing no significant fat loss.
  • Arginine, commonly used for increasing blood flow and performance, does not show consistent benefits in healthy individuals and is often replaced by Citrulline for better results.
  • Deer Antler Spray, despite its popularity, lacks research evidence supporting its claims to boost performance or hormonal levels.

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