Supplements for people who love to (over)eat

Supplements for People Who Just Love to (Over) Eat1. Cyanidin 3-glucoside (C3G)

C3G, a naturally occurring anthocyanin, shrinks fat cells and limits fat storage while increasing and enhancing calorie-burning brown fat. This flavonoid enhances insulin sensitivity, controls insulin signaling (so that glucose and nutrients are partitioned into muscle cells), blocks elevation of leptin, and increases fat oxidation. C3G even compares favorably to a prescription glucose-disposal agent.

Take 300 mg of C3G to undo some of the damage and maybe even improve your body composition. 

2. High-DHA Fish Oil

Extra body fat is the soil in which diseases grow. Name the disease or condition and extra body fat "incubates" it, from heart disease and diabetes to cancer. In short, hauling around too much fat increases systemic inflammation, leading to a mountain of problems. Douse the flames with high-dose, DHA-rich fish oil.

DHA:

Decreases natural systemic inflammationSupports cardiovascular healthBoosts metabolic rateIncreases insulin sensitivitySwitches the body to prefer burning fat over glycogenIncreases leptin, which decreases appetite and cravings

It takes a big dose, especially if you "just love to eat," with most positive studies using 2000 mg or more.

3. Casein-Rich Protein Powder

I don't mean to be too hard on the "I just love to eat!" guys. Heck, I'm one of them. I like desserts and pancakes and peanut butter cups, and I don't like to finish a meal feeling hungry.

To satisfy my appetites, I use a protein powder packed with filling micellar casein. Among other benefits, this helps me meet my body's protein threshold – the amount of protein needed before the body sends the "I've had enough to eat today" signal. Plus, I can use this protein powder to make hunger-squashing, healthier versions of all my favorite fat-boy foods… without becoming a fat boy.

How much protein do you need? Here's a good rule of thumb:

Estimate your ideal body weight and eat that many grams of protein daily from food and supplemental protein powder. So, if you weigh 210 and think you'd feel better at 195, shoot for 195 grams of protein per day.