What are carb blocker or some call them starch blocker pills?
Hi, Just pop into any pharmacy or supermarket and you will see many brands of carb blockers pills and capsules packed in different forms and labels for sale. The carb blocker pills or more technically, starch blocker pills are supposed to block carbohydrate absorption from the carbs you have eaten for weight management and weight loss purposes. Manufacturers are reporting millions and millions of bottles are being sold and the carb blockers are literally flying off the shelves. Carb blocker pills are generally made from bean and wheat germ extracts, usually from white kidney beans. Carb blocker pills when taken are supposed inhibit the release of a digestive enzyme called alpha amylase that breaks down starchy carbohydrates such as white rice, pasta, noodles, cakes etc. This then prevent carbohydrates or starch from converting into glucose and then becoming body fat if not quickly used up quickly as an energy source. The unabsorbed carbs are then passed through the intestinal tracts an
