How does Zotrim work?
Snacking & portions
“I found I was snacking less between meals”
Hannah described changing mealtimes, less between-meal snacking and smaller portions.
Hannah
Customer email · September 2022
Studied together.
Not just separately.
2013 · Controlled study · 58 participants
Lower food intake at a test meal
In a placebo-controlled study of 58 women, food intake was lower when the studied herbal preparation was present.
Short-term test-meal research, not a prediction of weight loss. The studies used specified preparations and do not establish the same result for every buyer.
Explore the published studies
2013 Controlled meal study
58 women took part in a four-condition crossover study. A herbal preparation and an inulin fibre product were tested separately and together, with their control conditions. The reported difference associated with the herbal treatment was 112.4 kcal at the test lunch, averaged across the relevant conditions.
The protocol used three tablets 15 minutes before meals. This is not a daily calorie-saving prediction or a forecast of weight loss.
Harrold et al. · Appetite · 2013 ↗ DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.11.0182001 Earlier placebo-controlled research
The paper included a 45-day comparison involving 47 overweight adults, as well as separate work on stomach emptying.
Andersen & Fogh · Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics · 2001 ↗ DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.2001.00290.x2007 Six-week use study
73 overweight health professionals used the product for six weeks. They reported changes in hunger, snacking and other measures. The study had no placebo group and relied on self-reported measures.
Ruxton et al. · British Food Journal · 2007 ↗ DOI: 10.1108/00070700710753481Taken before you eat, not instead of eating.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
2–3 tablets, water, then eat
2–3 tablets, water, then eat
2–3 tablets, water, then eat
Zotrim, a few minutes beforeMeal
Serve a little less
Decide the smaller portion before you sit down. Zotrim's job is to make it feel like enough.
Up to three meals a day
No more than nine tablets. If caffeine affects your sleep, skip the evening dose.
Take it with you
Each pack has two pocket bottles, so it's in your bag when you eat out or at work.
Three herbs, and the clinical studies behind them.
Yerba maté
Ilex paraguariensis leaf extract
The South American leaf drunk as a tea. Naturally contains caffeine and polyphenols.
112mg per tablet
Guarana
Paullinia cupana seed extract
An Amazonian seed and a natural source of caffeine, released more gradually than coffee.
95mg per tablet
Damiana
Turnera diffusa leaf extract
A shrub with a long history of traditional use. In the blend since 2001.
36mg per tablet
2001 · Placebo-controlled trial
5.1 kglost in 45 days, against 0.3 kg on placebo
47 mildly overweight adults took the blend, at the same dose as a Zotrim tablet, fifteen minutes before each main meal, and were asked not to change how they ate. The blend also slowed stomach emptying by about half, and 22 people who carried on for a year neither lost more nor regained.
Limits: small, sponsored by the brand's then owner, and 25 years old. Still the clearest evidence there is. Andersen & Fogh, J Hum Nutr Diet
2013 · Test-meal study
112fewer calories eaten at a meal than on placebo
58 women at Liverpool John Moores University took the blend before a set meal. They ate less, chose less high-fat food, and finished about three minutes sooner. Hunger ratings fell.
Limits: carefully controlled, but it measures one meal, not weight over time. Harrold et al., Appetite
2007 · Six-week study
6 wksless hunger, less snacking, lower weight and waist
73 overweight health professionals took Zotrim for six weeks without being asked to change anything else. They reported feeling fuller after meals, snacking less between them, and losing weight and inches.
Limits: no placebo group and self-reported, so it supports the 2001 trial rather than standing on its own. Ruxton et al., Br Food J
3Published human studies on this formula
25 yrsOn sale since 2001
243 mgHerbal extract per tablet
25 mgCaffeine per tablet, about a third of a coffee
What this adds up to. The research supports Zotrim helping you eat less at meals and feel more in control between them. In studies that meant meaningful weight loss over six weeks. Zotrim makes eating less easier.
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Zotrim, in our customers’ words.
After trying other approaches
“I couldn't be happier with the progress I've made.”
Jennifer had tried other diets and supplements. She wrote to share her experience after more than two months of Zotrim use.
Jennifer
Customer email · August 2023
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Managing portions
“Zotrim has helped me to better manage the way I eat”
Heidi described eating her children’s leftovers during the day, followed by large evening meals.
Heidi Lambeth
Previously published Zotrim story
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Fitting into a busy life
“Zotrim is so simple to work into my busy life and it’s so effective at helping me eat less.”
Sharon described wanting an approach that fitted around the food she enjoyed.
Sharon Briers
Previously published Zotrim story
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Feeling fuller at meals
“it definitely made me feel fuller much sooner, so I didn’t need to eat so much at meal times.”
Buhle was already going to the gym. In her account, managing how much she ate was the missing part.
Buhle Mncube
Previously published Zotrim story
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Starting out sceptical
“it was the best decision I’ve made in years.”
Louise described being sceptical after trying other weight-management products.
Louise Hilborne
Previously published Zotrim story
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“As it makes me feel full, I need less food”
“It does what it says on the box.”
“I think they are really good and they are helping.”