Has anyone tried consuming stearic acid? Or, does anyone know if it might be a good or bad idea?
This question is inspired by becomingoverweight’s extensive post on scientific articles. (A *wonderfulI* resource by the way)
From those, I gathered that stearic acid seems to be the magic molecule in dairy, cocoa butter, and shea butter that causes (or is at least associated with) your body to redistribute visceral fat to subcutaneous fat. Given COVID restrictions and stress eating, I’ve put on a bit of weight quite rapidly. I like it, and I like my size, but I want to redistribute it.
Turns out you can buy “food grade” stearic acid for pretty cheap... (this is just from a brief search on amazon—-haven’t vetted what “food grade” means). Seems to be used as a binder or lubricant in supplements (eg magnesium sterate) and beauty products.
Anyone have thoughts?
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