Limonene
D-Limonene is a molecule that is found in high levels in lemons (where it derives its name) but also most citrus foods. It holds promise as an anti-cancer agent, and "for some reason is marketed as a fat burner despite minimal evidence of fat burning effects". Can be consumed via pulpy lemon juice.
The only studies done that support fat loss in humans is called pseudoscience. This is where they design a study to it has a favoured outcome. Let me give an example below.
Title: Cheeseburgers make humans lose weight
Aim: The aim of this study is to find if eating cheeseburgers make you lose weight.
Design: 10 people who eat in a 500 caloric deficit every day for 10 weeks. They will have 1 cheeseburger from McDonalds at 11am every single day. Another group of 10 will eat in caloric equilibrium every day for 10 weeks drinking lemon juice at 11am every day. Each group ate a diet which fit their individual macro needs.
Results: The group who ate cheeseburgers every single day lost ~5lbs.
Conclusion: This concludes cheeseburgers make you lose weight.
This is a study design showing its full context. Some studies fail to even mention half of it's design.
If you lose weight it has nothing to do with drinking lemon juice which is mainly sugar and water. It is like saying sugar makes you lose fat.
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