NOW Supplements, Phase 2® (White Kidney Bean Extract) 500 mg, Weight Management*, 120 Veg Capsules

Works well for my “cheat” meal!
I know there is a lot of debate about this product only being able to neutralize starches, but I suspect it works for other carbs as well (simple carbs). I did read the studies, and without providing all of the science behind digestion – all carbohydrates are broken down beginning with amylase (in the mouth). Since white kidney bean targets amylase, this is my reasoning behind it also working for simple carbohydrate and not just starch. However, there are some caveats, and I do not know what the upper limit for carbohydrate digestion would be.I follow a ketogenic diet, in which I choose to restrict my carbohydrate intake because I am carbohydrate sensitive, and really it’s about having my body run a certain way, reducing cravings, etc. However, I work out 5 or 6 days a week, and sometimes decide to go outside of what I normally eat, like pizza, which is definitely not on my weekly menu!! In order to avoid a massive glucose spike, get a sympathetic response (i.e., rapid heart rate, etc), I take 4 of these + Heather’s Tummy Tamers Peppermint Oil Capsules (to avoid digestive issues). I take it about a half hour before I enjoy a couple of slices of pizza in order to avoid the major glucose spike as well as the sympathetic response insulin seems to give me. If I didn’t take these, I wouldn’t be able to eat too many carbohydrates, because unfortunately for me, it doesn’t take much for me to get an undesired response. The thing is, it works fine for a couple of slices for pizza, but if 2 hours later I have that piece of cheesecake, I will get a slight sympathetic response even if I take 4 more capsules. This is why I say that I have no idea what the upper limit is for inhibiting digestion of carbohydrate. Curiously enough, I will be back in ketosis by the next morning, even after 2 slices of pizza and a small slice of cheesecake. However, I don’t do this often, so I am quite adapted to the way I already eat. I could experiment with more than 8 capsules, but I am not interested in the accompanying gastric distress – 8 is enough for one night.Obviously, I don’t think one could eat carbs all day and just take these, nor would I think you would want to. Carbohydrate is not inherently “bad”, and I don’t avoid them because I think they are, but I am particularly sensitive to them. Plus, I lift heavy weights, so I tend to consume more protein anyway, and the way I set up my macros fits me perfectly. I have always known I was carb-sensitive, even when in med school, when my friend told me she thought it was all “in my head”. Of course, one has to consider this if you aren’t checking glucose regularly, but if I had never eliminated carbohydrate to begin with, I would have never known how bad the sensitivity actually was. These work well for what I need, but I also don’t take them every day, nor every week – only when I decide to eat pizza for that high calorie day, or when we are out running errands and we stop to eat at our favorite restaurant.I hope this review helps someone…

Well I know it’s blocking carbs by the bloat
It is blocking carbs but there are two reasons why people are not seeing the weight loss:1) Psychological use of this pill as a crutch. One takes the pill and then eats more carbs since they think that they have entered the “Free extra carbs” zone. Well it doesn’t work that way. You either eat the same amount and take the pill so you can loose weight, or eat a BIT more and maintain the weight.2) The undigested carbs makes bacteria in your large intestine do what they are designed to do…digest starches…but gas is a byproduct. So the more undigested starches that enter the large intestine the more bacteria is created (supply and demand), the more they digest it, the more gas is produced. Also, your body realizes that something is amiss, so more fluid is now required to pass this “foreign” matter. So what you get is bloat and fluid retention which leads to slight weight gain or weight maintenance. Now, since majority of fat cells are water, then all you see is your fat cells swell. Not with lipid but with water.In the end the weight stays the same…BUT BUT! If you followed #2 (ate less and took Phase 2) then even though your weight stays the same, you loose the adipose tissue. So you are “healthier” even though you can’t see it. All you have to do is stop taking it for a week or two to actually notice the weight loss.

Just don’t see a difference in myself after taking
Not a bad supplement. I would like an organic version. I have taken them for a few weeks and I don’t seem to feel differently. Who knows!

No positive effect, only causes constipation.
Definitely not felt anything regarding weight loss or appetite control. Only thing is after taking these according to directions, it hugely messed up my “schedule” if you know what I mean.I’ve had white kidney bean extract product from other brands before. Some of the cheaper ones would do that. Now I know what kind NOW is.

効果には信頼を持ってます…ただ、一度の必要量に3粒は多いです…せめて2粒で飲みたい…

ナウフーズのカーボンブロッカーならこれと友人から勧められ購入。食事前に飲むが外食でラーメン大盛とかやるなら５粒飲めとの事。トイレ楽しみにしてろと言われ完食し帰宅し就寝。朝お通じが来たためトイレで大きいほうをするといつもより量が多いと感じる。目視で確認すると見たことがない量の大きなウ〇コがそこに鎮座していた。（思わず画像を取ってしまったがこれの掲載は控えさせて頂きます）流れるよねコレ、、と一瞬迷うレベルだったがとりあえず尻を拭き流す。無事流れてくれたがこの量が炭水化物の吸収を防いでくれた量だと思っています。コスパで考えればこれが一番だと思いリピート４回しています。４回のリピートでレビューを書いた理由は5-6月外食だらけでいくらなんでもさすがに太っただろと体重計乗ったらほぼ変わらない数値。この感動を共有したいとレビューを書かせて頂きました。粒がデカいのはナウフーズ全般的に言えることだし値段含めたメリットデメリットを比べれば些細な事です。夏を前にダブダブの腹なんとかしたい方は適度な運動と食いたいもん食う前にこれ飲めばいいと思うよ。