As I sat down in front of my television early this morning to enjoy my first steaming cup of black coffee, I got to begin my day in disgust when the first commercial I saw was one advertising this brand of snakeoil. I’m not sure how long RiduZone has been on the market, but it is a new one to me. Regardless, whether it has been several days or several months, it has been around far too long in my opinion. I totally despise the marketers of products like this as they take advantage of the desperate and vulnerable among us. They rake in tons of cash with promises to help people with their weight and appetite, yet their products are always nothing more than a rip off to the consumer.

If you note in the picture above, they tell you that  this product is FDA acknowledged for safety, but does not mention if it is FDA approved for effectiveness.

And, as you can see in their disclaimer below in bold letters, they tell you “Do NOT Expect These Results”!

I truly wish I had a dollar for every time I said to avoid these worthless supplements!

In the above picture, con men at RiduZone are playing to your emotions in regards to weight loss and your past failures with it.

None of your failures were your fault, you can simply blame it all on nature!

You can place all the blame on your sluggish metabolism!

I am not in the business of hurting feelings. I have spent countless hours building this website to help people from all walks of life to lose weight and then keep it off in a healthy manner. I do not believe that sugar coating the truth is beneficial to anyone, nor is it helpful to shift blame when it comes to the weight and health of our bodies.

Our metabolism slows down when our body fat percentage is too high. It is a fact of life that  muscle cells require more energy to maintain than fat cells, so people with more muscle than fat tend to have a faster metabolism. When you live a sedentary life and eat bad foods, the reality is, you have created your slow metabolism. People who struggle to lose weight often blame a slow metabolism. But there’s little evidence to support this claim. There is research that actually shows that overweight people can have faster metabolisms than thinner people simply because larger bodies require more energy to carry out basic bodily functions.

It is a fact, most people tend to eat more than they think they do. More often than not, the reason you’re putting on weight isn’t because of a slow metabolism, it’s because you’re eating and drinking more calories than you’re burning. It may be hard to accept, but staying on top of the number of calories you eat is key to losing weight and keeping it off. While it is true that cutting your calories too far can affect your metabolism, you really should not cut them by that much unless you are under a doctor’s supervision. If you’re concerned about slow metabolism and your weight, talk to your doctor about healthy changes you can make. And if you still think you have a slow metabolism, your doctor can check your metabolism or check for rare conditions that can cause problems with metabolism and weight, such as an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), Cushing syndrome or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

What in the world is OEA?

Oleoylethanolamide (OEA) is a molecule produced in the body, usually found in the intestines. It is responsible for the feeling of satiety following meals.

OEA is sometimes included in fat burning supplement stacks. There is currently no human evidence that suggests oral supplementation of OEA is able to burn fat.

OEA acts on a receptor called Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha (PPARα). When this receptor is activated in the intestines of rats, the animals consume less food. Research on rats shows that both injections and oral intake of OEA causes a reliable reduction in the amount of food eaten.

Limited human evidence suggests that OEA may be able to aid fat loss by acting on PPARα. When this receptor is activated in fat tissue, energy expenditure increases. Further evidence is needed before oral supplementation of OEA can be recommended for weight loss.

Kicking it to you real!

In order to get your appetite under control, the best method to make yourself feel satiated, is not through the use of this or any other supplement. If you want to feel satiated, then you must adopt healthy nutritional habits where you consume all the macro and micro-nutrients required for good health. When you consume a healthy diet, free of added sugars and processed foods, you will notice that you no longer crave foods between meals. A healthy diet is the only method you should ever use for your satiety!