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PyruvatePyruvate, a 3-carbon sugar molecule, has been promoted as a weight loss aid following the publication of two clinical studies in which pyruvate supplements enhanced the amount of weight and fat lost by subjects consuming a low calories diet. The mechanism behind this effect may be due to a slight increase in metabolic rate and the number of calories burned each day while consuming the supplement. |
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