Gt · label read against the research
Nature Trim.
One use holds up once you check the amounts against the research.
What it’s good for
- Low MoodSolidfrom Folate (5-MTHF)
Supplement Facts
Serving Size 3 Capsule(s)
Servings Per Container 30
† Daily Value not established, or not stated on this label.
What the maker says
Their words, from the label. We show them so you can see what you’re being told. They’re Gt’s claims, not our findings.
What they say it’s for
- “Weight management Green coffee bean extract contains chlorogenic acids which help combat free radicals and support weight management. Metabolism maintenance Tea leaf extract aids digestion and metabolism while supporting appetite regularity. Appetite management Garcinia cambogia is combined with chromium and gymnema sylvestre, an herb native to Asia. Energy Derived from the Amazonian superfruit guarana and teal leaf extract offer plant-based caffeine. Positive mood Supported by the exotic spice saffron.”
- “Plant-based ingredients Genesis Today's Nature Trim supports metabolism management. This proprietary formula includes our top weight management ingredients combined with additional plant-based support for metabolism and appetite management. Finally, we round it off with more superfoods and spices to support energy and a positive mood.”
- “100 mg of plant-based caffeine + Garcinia cambogia, green coffee bean, green tea, guarana & saffron”
How they say to take it
- Directions: Take three (3) capsules once per day 30 minutes before snacks or meals with a full glass of water or as directed by your healthcare provider.
Their own warning
- Warning: Do not take if you are under 18, pregnant, nursing, taking anti-diabetic agents, or if you have caffeine sensitivity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes or a tendency to have low blood sugar levels.
- Contains caffeine.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Worth knowing about this bottle
Selenium with Vitamin C
Taking a large dose of vitamin C at the same time as inorganic selenium (selenite) can chemically convert it into a form the body can't absorb, essentially blocking uptake. This does not apply to the organic selenomethionine form used in most food-based or yeast-derived selenium supplements.
What to do: If a selenium supplement lists 'sodium selenite' as the form, avoid taking a large vitamin C dose at the same time — space them a couple of hours apart, or choose a selenomethionine-based product, which isn't affected this way.
Folate (5-MTHF) with Zinc in theory only
Some studies suggest high-dose folic acid supplements can modestly reduce zinc absorption, but the evidence is inconsistent — several other human trials found no effect at typical supplement doses.
What to do: For most people taking typical folate doses this is not a practical concern. People with marginal zinc status taking high-dose folic acid (e.g. 800 mcg+) long-term could consider spacing doses or having zinc status checked, but this is a precaution, not a strong evidence-based rule.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) and Vitamin B3 (Niacin) work better together
Riboflavin is needed for the enzyme that helps convert dietary tryptophan into niacin in the body. Low riboflavin status can reduce how much niacin the body makes on its own.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) and Folate (5-MTHF) work better together
Riboflavin helps folate do its job of lowering homocysteine, an amino acid linked to cardiovascular risk when elevated. This effect is strongest in people with a common genetic variant (MTHFR 677TT) that makes their folate-processing enzyme depend more heavily on riboflavin.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) and Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCl) work better together
Vitamin B6 does not work until the body converts it to pyridoxal 5’-phosphate, and that conversion needs a riboflavin-derived cofactor. Low riboflavin means B6 you have taken stays in a form the body cannot use.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) and Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCl) work better together
Your body makes some of its own niacin out of tryptophan, an amino acid from food — and it needs vitamin B6 to do it. Low B6 means less niacin made, so more of it has to come from what you eat.
Vitamin C and Vitamin E work better together
Vitamin C can regenerate vitamin E after it has neutralised a free radical, so in a test tube the two extend each other. In people the effect has been much harder to show: the one crossover trial to look directly found each vitamin nudged the other’s blood level, and nothing beyond that.
Vitamin E and Selenium work better together
The textbook pairing: selenium is built into the enzymes that clear peroxides, vitamin E stops lipids being damaged in the first place. The combination has been tested at scale in people and did not deliver — SELECT gave 35,533 men both for 5.5 years and found no benefit.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) and Vitamin B6 work better together
The body can make a small amount of its own niacin from the amino acid tryptophan, but that process needs vitamin B6. If someone is low in B6, they convert less tryptophan into niacin, so their niacin status depends partly on B6 status.
4 present in trace amounts
Far under everything studied. No trial speaks to what this much does.
- Some evidence for chronic inflammation — dose is 97% short of the 500–2000 mg tested.
- Some evidence for slow recovery — dose is 97% short of the 500–2000 mg tested.
- Supports chronic fatigue — dose is 92% short of the 50–100 mg tested.
- Supports brain fog — dose is 92% short of the 50–150 mg tested.
- Supports headaches/migraines — dose is 98% short of the 200–400 mg tested.
- Some evidence for acne — dose is 99% short of the 1000–2500 mg tested.
Label read from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Formulations change — check the panel on the bottle in your hand. Check a different product.