TTA (Tetradecylthioacetic Acid) is a diet pill ingredient that works as a fat burner. It is meant to suppress appetite while reducing body fat. TTA is being included in more and more diet pills.

Clinical Research

Clinical research has shown the following about TTA:

“The biological responses to tetradecylthioacetic acid include mitochondrial proliferation, increased catabolism of fatty acids, antiadiposity, improvement in insulin sensitivity, antioxidant properties, reduced proliferation and induction of apoptosis in rapidly proliferating cells and cell differentiation. These biological responses indicate that tetradecylthioacetic acid changes the plasma profile from atherogenic to cardioprotective. As a pan-peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligand, tetradecylthioacetic acid regulates the adipose tissue mass and the expression of lipid metabolizing enzymes, particularly those involved in catabolic pathways.” Adv Exp Med Biol. 1999;466:53-7

In every day language, TTA has been shown to break down fatty acids. It helps insulin to work more effectively. TTA has also been shown to be an anti inflammatory and to help in cancer patients.

Unfortunately, the research done on TTA has been done on rats and mice. More human research is needed to determine the effect of TTA on human weight loss.

Conclusion

TTA has shown impressive results in clinical trials, while showing no notable side effects. However, there is no human reseach to show the effects of TTA. TTA could be a great diet pill ingredient. Time and research will tell if TTA is the answer to your diet pill needs.