The proven ways to lose weight and keep it off are eating healthy, cutting calories and sugar intake and being physically active.  But this is not always easy.  Perhaps you have thought about using weight loss supplements to aid your weight loss or to help give you a kick start.  Although weight loss supplements may help, they are not meant for everyone (despite what they advertise).  Here are some research I have found about weight loss supplements and my personal experience. /  Financial Tribune  / What are weight loss supplements? Weight loss supplements are dietary supplements added to your daily diet to help you lose weight.  They often contain a variety of ingredients which includes herbs, fiber and minerals.  More common ingredients are traditional Chinese medicine and green tea extracts.  Dietary supplements that claim to help weight loss often claim a variety of ways to do so, such as speeding your metabolism, breaking down fat, increasing your fat burn, reducing your appetite