Sodium Tungstate, fat burning element?

[bmays]

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The rats in the tungsten group put on less weight than the animals that were fattened but not given the supplement. The rats in the group that got the highest tungsten dose became thinner even than the animals in the control group, despite the fatty diet they were on.

When the researchers measured the rats' body composition, they noticed that tungsten supplementation had reduced the amount of fat reserves. Cells in the fat tissue had even died.

I am interested. Does anyone know the long term effects of tungsten intake? Sodium tungsten can be made from sodium nitrate and PURE tungsten tig rods.

 

[Zyglamail]

There is so little known about tungsten and the role it plays in human health that I would avoid it. There is so much compelling data out there about the known vitamins and minerals that people simply ignore, im baffled at why so many are turning to pharmaceuticals and crazy experiments instead of going for the cheap, easy and safe solutions. For example, weight loss seems to be a huge problem today, these forums are filled with people complaining they cant lose weight. The primary organ in metabolism is the thyroid snd most people have underfunctioning thyroids (yes even with labs in normal range) yet no one seems to address the issue by looking at supplementation to support proper thyroid function.

 

[bmays]

I agree, to a point. I take a good multivitamin, ZMA, lugols iodine, and diatomaceous earth regularly. After experimenting with all sorts of other things i find most have little or no effect. The supplement industry is just as profit drivin as big pharma. Also, i wouldn't call tungsten a pharmaceutical either. It is an element, like zinc, magnesium, iron. What if there is no side effects to tungsten intake, just like magnesium or zinc? Sounds like the supplement companies would be out of billions a year.