Fat Oxidation

Fat Oxidation is the percentage of caloric expenditure that is derived from fatty acids (the alternative being mostly from glucose); it is independent of actual Metabolic Rate.

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Human Effect Matrix

The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (it excludes animal and in vitro studies) to tell you what supplements affect fat oxidation

Grade Level of Evidence
Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials
Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled
Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies
Uncontrolled or observational studies only
Level of Evidence
? The amount of high quality evidence. The more evidence, the more we can trust the results.
Outcome Magnitude of effect
? The direction and size of the supplement's impact on each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
Consistency of research results
? Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
Notes
Green Tea Catechins
All comparative evidence is now gathered in our ​Supplement Goals Reference.
The evidence for each separate supplement is still freely available ​here.
Branched Chain Amino Acids  
Caffeine  
Yerba mate  
Colostrum  
L-Carnitine  
Alpha-GPC  
Conjugated Linoleic Acid  
Eleutherococcus senticosus  
Sodium Bicarbonate  
Spirulina  
Vitamin B3  
Ashwagandha  
Astaxanthin  
Capsaicin  
Chromium  
Cocoa Extract  
Creatine  
Nicotine  
Panax ginseng  
Phosphatidylserine  
Quercetin  
Resveratrol  
Taurine  
Vitamin C  
Coconut Oil  
Fish Oil