In an attempt to lose weight, people often push themselves to the point of exhaustion in the gym and on low-calorie diets. Some try to solve this problem with the help of untested pills, and their health suffers as a result. However, there is a special nutritional supplement that cleanses the body of waste and toxins and helps to lose excess weight.
What is MCC?
MCC is microcrystalline cellulose, a dietary supplement. It is formed during cotton production. The composition of MCC is similar to the fibers found in fruits and vegetables. It is sold in tablets or powder form.
The action of MCC is that when it enters the stomach, it attracts water and swells due to it. Thus, a few tablets will fill your stomach and reduce your appetite.
Since cellulose is not processed in the body, the MCC tablet collects all undigested pieces of food in the stomach and removes them from the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, cellulose removes excess cholesterol and sugar. Thus, microcrystalline cellulose helps cleanse the body, and as a result, tidy up the figure.
Beneficial features
The main function of the MCC is the removal of waste, toxins, and harmful substances. If you consume crushed and purified cellulose before meals, the feeling of fullness occurs much earlier. The larger space of the stomach is filled with swollen dietary fiber, which does not contain calories. The human brain receives a signal that he is full.
The portion eaten is significantly reduced. This makes it much easier to reduce the amount of food you eat daily. Gradually, a person psychologically gets used to the fact that he needs significantly less food in order to be completely satisfied.
Microcrystalline cellulose is a supplement that makes losing weight easier.
This means that a person gradually loses extra pounds, but without such harm to health as when using more aggressive medications for weight loss. Since the body feels full, but there is nothing special for it to digest in the stomach, the process of burning fat deposits begins.
In addition, it is worth highlighting the following benefits from taking MCC:
- Increased performance. A person’s mood improves, he becomes more productive and active.
- Normalization of metabolic processes.
- Significant reduction in cholesterol levels.
MCC is not able to be digested by the walls of the stomach. Therefore, it is eliminated from the human body naturally, simultaneously cleansing the intestines of stagnant feces.
Also, while taking the drug, many note an improvement in the condition of their hair, skin and nails. This happens due to the removal of unwanted substances from the body.
How MCC works when it enters the body
First, cellulose enters the stomach and swells greatly. If you felt hungry, now you will feel full, as if you had eaten. Since dietary fiber is not digested, it immediately passes into the intestines. There, the drug collects all the “dirt” and food waste from the mucous membrane, and absorbs toxins, heavy metal salts, waste, etc.
Due to this property, microcrystalline cellulose is often used for poisoning to cleanse the stomach of the resulting poisons.
Microcrystalline cellulose instructions
MCC diet pills will be ineffective if you do not adhere to at least a light diet. The microcrystalline substance eliminates disturbances in the intestinal microflora, removes toxins, but will not be able to start the fat burning process, so it is important to reduce the calorie intake and perform aerobic exercise (fitness, aerobics, running, swimming) while taking the product. In addition, correct administration of the drug involves drinking an increased amount of water (at least 2 liters per day).
How to take MCC for weight loss
Food cellulose is produced in the form of powder and tablets. The drug belongs to the natural category, therefore it has no strict contraindications and rarely causes side effects. Microcrystalline cellulose is taken with a large volume of water, otherwise constipation or other digestive tract disorders may occur. If problems still arise, you need to reduce the drug intake and increase fluid intake.
Cellulose tablets will be most effective if taken correctly. At first, the dosage should be 5-10 capsules per day, after 3 days the amount of the drug can be increased to 20-30 tablets (you can drink from 7 to 10 tablets at a time). To start losing weight, a course of taking MCC should last at least 1-2, and optimally 3 months.
In parallel with microcrystalline cellulose, other methods for weight loss should be used, since without an integrated approach to combating excess weight, it is impossible to achieve serious success. In addition to taking the drug, you need to exercise and limit your diet (avoid sweets, flour, salty, fried foods). Since fiber is not digested, but swells and takes up a lot of space in the stomach, giving a feeling of fullness, it can replace 1 meal per day.
A justified measure would be to use MCC as a food additive: the product has no taste or smell, so you will not notice it in dishes. To use cellulose in this way, it must first be soaked in water and only then added to food. The best time to cleanse the body using MCC is considered to be spring and summer, since in winter the body processes and eliminates fluid poorly.
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Benefit
With poor digestion, poor diet, or constipation, large amounts of undigested food can accumulate in the body. Because of this, digestion becomes difficult, the body is poisoned, metabolism worsens, the skin deteriorates and problems with excess weight begin.
What problems does the MCC solve:
- reduces weight;
- removes toxins;
- normalizes blood sugar levels;
- serves as a prevention of cancer, cardiovascular and gastroenterological diseases, as well as urolithiasis;
- increases endurance;
- regulates the functioning of the digestive organs;
- provides the body with the necessary coarse fibers found in fruits and vegetables.
To get rid of excess weight, you need to work in a complex way: in addition to consuming cellulose, you should normalize your diet and start playing sports.
Indications
MCC is used only for the treatment of obesity (excess body weight) caused by physical aspects. If the problem is psychological in nature, then dietary supplements will not help. In this case, it is wiser not to waste time and immediately seek specialized help.
Other indications:
- atherosclerosis;
- ischemia;
- diabetes;
- intoxication, slagging of the body.
Cellulose can be used in complex therapy in the treatment of atherosclerosis. It helps normalize the levels of good and bad cholesterol in the blood, which has a positive effect on the condition of blood vessels, helps to increase lumens, and improve blood circulation.
To whom is it assigned?
The main function of this drug is to combat obesity. However, in addition to this, microcrystalline cellulose also performs other tasks; it is prescribed to people with the following diseases:
- atherosclerosis;
- gastroenterological diseases;
- diabetes;
- disruption of the gastrointestinal tract;
- poisoning;
- prevention of the formation of kidney stones;
- prevention of cancer.
For any of these diseases, do not self-medicate. First of all, visit your doctor and consult with him about taking MCC. Only a doctor can correctly diagnose and tell you specifically about your body: can you take microcrystalline cellulose, as there may be contraindications. Each person has a unique body, so if cellulose helped one person lose weight, it won’t necessarily work for you; it can also be harmful.
Overdose and side effects
No official data or information on cases of overdose of MCC has been recorded. Accordingly, there are no recommendations in this regard. However, it is known that if you take this type of drug for a long time, a person may develop vitamin deficiency.
If we talk about the side effects of microcrystalline cellulose, then there are many unpleasant symptoms. You should start with the appearance of discomfort in the stomach. Such a feeling is considered normal at the very beginning of the course of taking MCC. However, if anxiety symptoms do not disappear within a week as the dose is increased, you should stop taking the supplement.
It is believed that cellulose in this form can help cope with constipation.
However, if you take the drug incorrectly and do not drink it with plenty of water, then, on the contrary, it can provoke stagnation in the intestines. Heaviness in the stomach and flatulence may also appear. If such symptoms appear, you should take a laxative after visiting a doctor.
Contraindications and harm
MCC in tablets or powder can only be consumed by absolutely healthy people, without problems with the gastrointestinal tract. It is important to consider that in addition to waste and toxins, cellulose also removes useful substances and vitamins from the body. Therefore, during the period that you take MCC, the body will be practically without them. Despite the fact that this dietary supplement is considered harmless, consulting a doctor will not be superfluous.
It is forbidden to take microcrystalline cellulose:
- pregnant women;
- mothers who are breastfeeding;
- people after taking antibiotics;
- teenagers;
- for anorexia and bulimia;
- for acute gastrointestinal diseases.
You should not replace MCC with meals; it is advisable to use it only as a dietary supplement. After all, if you take cellulose instead of food, you will feel full, but your body will not receive nutrients, as a result of which you will feel lethargic and tired.
Harmful properties
Microcrystalline cellulose is a non-selective sorbent. This means that this substance is capable of adsorbing not only toxins and waste, but also vitamins, iron, zinc and other beneficial substances necessary for the human body.
If we consider that the body contains many more beneficial substances than harmful ones, then MCC cannot in any way contribute to health. If a person suffers from a deficiency of beneficial microelements, then microcrystalline cellulose is more harmful. Therefore, even if you give preference to such a supplement, you should not take it in its pure form.
It is best to choose a dietary supplement that contains vitamins and minerals in addition to microcrystalline cellulose itself. In this case, the lack of useful components will be compensated.
It is also worth noting that even the MCC manufacturers themselves claim that without additional measures this drug will not bring the expected result. That is, in order to lose weight, you need not only to follow a diet, but also to engage in physical activity, increase physical activity and ensure that the calorie content of your daily diet does not exceed 1500 kcal.
It is worth considering that a microcrystalline product is not capable of burning fat, but only stimulates this process if a person reduces caloric intake and engages in fitness or other exercises. Also, MCC does not eliminate the habit of eating in the evenings and cannot reduce the number of meals.
Based on this, if a person goes on a diet that involves frequent meals in small portions, then in the process of taking MCC the result will be visible. But then a person gets used to eating often, and without microcrystalline cellulose he will no longer feel full.
This is far from the only disadvantage of the MCC.
Among other things, this substance greatly stretches the stomach. As a result, after a course of taking dietary supplements, a person’s appetite may significantly increase. He begins to eat much more food than before starting MCC.
As a result, the opposite effect occurs. A person has to go on an even more strict diet.
Nutritionists themselves recommend taking MCC with caution. Even with the most successful results from taking such a supplement, the results will only be visible after 4-5 weeks.
How to take MCC
Before taking the drug, be sure to read the instructions.
The tablets should be taken half an hour before meals, washed down with plenty of water, approximately 300-400 ml. MCC will swell in your stomach and you will eat less food. You should take 2-3 tablets at a time.
You can find articles on the Internet that recommend increasing the dosage to 6-7 tablets, however, we do not recommend doing this. Don't forget that you are also losing nutrients. It's better to lose weight more slowly, but safer.
In addition to tablets, microcrystalline cellulose comes in powder form. If you purchased the powder, you need to pour it directly into your food before use. In addition, you can add the crushed additive to minced meatballs or other semi-finished products. This product should be prepared and consumed as soon as possible.
When taking MCC, be sure to drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day, and if you suffer from constipation, then at least two. Otherwise, the drug will work the other way around, and you will only worsen the condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Nutritionists also advise eating soups as often as possible while taking the drug.
It is best to carry out such treatment in the spring or summer, because during this period a person consumes more fluid than in the cold seasons. The body cleansing course should last no less than 10 and no more than 30 days.
If you feel heaviness in your stomach when taking the drug or have a problem such as constipation, then you are taking MCC incorrectly. To solve these problems, increase the amount of water you drink per day and eat more fruits and vegetables.
Disadvantages of use
The action, safety and simple method of application cannot but rejoice. The drug quickly gained popularity, but you cannot drink it all the time. After completing the course, the stomach will again ask for a large amount of food, as it is accustomed to voluminous (albeit due to fiber) portions.
How to avoid overeating and weight gain:
- Drink 1-2 glasses of warm water before meals.
- Make meals smaller, be sure to increase the number of meals, add healthy snacks.
- Consume more natural fiber in the form of raw vegetables (like carrots, beets), fruits, and unrefined grains.
The minimum break between courses of cellulose is 10 days, if the tablets were used for 4 weeks. If the drug was taken for 3 months, then a break should be taken for at least 4 weeks. Bifidobacteria and lactobacilli will be useful during rest. They will populate the cleansed intestines with the necessary microorganisms.
Weight loss results with MCC
By taking MCC and combining the drug with proper nutrition and exercise, girls can quickly and easily get rid of extra pounds. Among the reviews you can even find weight loss of 5-8 kg in just a month. The girls surveyed confirm that cellulose works great and also cleanses the skin. However, you must remember to drink plenty of water.
Let's watch a video with a real review from a girl who used MCC. Detailed information about taking dietary supplements, feelings during weight loss, and results:
How much weight can you lose?
Many people wonder whether MCC really helps with weight loss. Yes, the product is actually effective. But it only works if used regularly and correctly.
You should not expect a weight loss of 5 or 10 kg in a week or even less, as is promised in the advertising of many other drugs (for example, Turboslim Express Weight Loss). To evaluate your own results, you need to complete a minimum course of 4 weeks. During this time, it is possible to lose up to 5 kg.
Weight loss results depend on many factors. One of the most important is the daily energy value of the diet. If a person eats fatty, sweet, flour dishes in large quantities, then reducing portions will not greatly affect calorie content. In this case, weight loss will not occur or the results will be modest.
Also, the number of kilograms lost depends on the initial data. The greater a person’s body weight, the faster and better the result.
Analogues and prices
The active ingredient of MCC is fiber. Therefore, you can find analogues for this particular substance. There are such variants of this drug: fiber “Anti-diabetes”, fiber “Vitamin Glade”, “Multi formula of dietary fiber”.
The price in Russia varies from 100 to 200 rubles, depending on the company and place of manufacture.
Microcrystalline cellulose may help you lose weight, but it is important to understand that it is not a panacea. First of all, you need to eat healthy foods and engage in any physical activity. Do not get carried away with MCC, as the drug is addictive in some cases. And remember, when you take it, you also lose vitamins from your body.
Storage conditions and periods
Microcrystalline cellulose is a popular additive that can be stored for no more than 3 years (some manufacturers allow storage for up to 2 years). After this period, you cannot take the drug. It is also important to ensure that the dietary supplement is stored in a dry place inaccessible to children and animals.
There are no restrictions on the temperature regime, since MCC begins to collapse only at +250 °C. However, it is better not to store the drug in a cold environment. Room temperature is quite enough.
Instructions for use
MCC is taken 30 minutes before meals. 1-2 tablets will cope with excess weight. They are taken before meals, 3 rubles. in a day. Following this course for 4 days, in the future you can take 4-5 tablets with the same frequency. Thus, 7 days of treatment are achieved.
If necessary, therapy is extended by adding 1 tablet daily. The maximum number of tablets that can be taken during the day is 50 pieces. True, reaching such a dosage is still not recommended. Most often, patients stop at 25-30 tablets. When treatment comes to an end, the dose is gradually reduced, reaching 1-2 tablets.
Side effects
The following side effects may occur due to the use of MCC:
- Heaviness in the stomach;
- Constipation;
- Exhaustion;
- Worsening of gastroenterological diseases;
- Lack of vitamins;
- Iron deficiency;
- Skin defects as a result of zinc depletion;
- Brittle bones due to loss of calcium and phosphorus.
If you experience constipation or heaviness as a result of taking it, you should drink 2 glasses of water and take a laxative. The occurrence of any side effect may indicate improper use of the drug. The most common mistake is not drinking enough fluid. In addition, when losing weight with the help of MCC, it is recommended to eat more vegetables and fruits, as well as eliminate fats from the diet.
