This is from a newspaper article on them - they are made from white kidney beans apparently
But Dr Carel le Roux, an obesity specialist at Imperial College London, says any product that can reduce carbohydrate consumption so dramatically should be treated with caution.
'Reducing carbohydrates in an overweight person's diet can be very helpful to lower blood sugars,' he explains.
'But a product that can lower absorption of carbohydrates by 66 per cent may have significant side-effects, as the unabsorbed food would have to be excreted with smelly consequences.
'The body may sense through the upper part of the gut that carbohydrates were consumed, but if it is not absorbed the body may increase the cravings that lead to over-consumption.
'Most worryingly, what happens after the treatment stops? The body is likely to rebound, regain the weight lost plus extra weight, resulting in yo-yo dieting.
'If you can't take DEcarb long term it should be avoided because the risk of gaining weight in the medium to long term may be very significant.'
Doesn't sound like anything I would want to take! And if you've done atkins without success I don't see how this would help even if it does do what it claims to.
What height are you and what is your target weight? How much do you still want to lose?
I agree with the custardlipstick (great name by the way!) that you should post your food diary.