Raspberry Ketone Weight Loss Hype Not Substantiated.

The article discusses the benefits of raspberry ketone (RK), an aromatic and phenolic compound which give, scent and flavor to raspberries, as a safe and effective weight loss supplement sold via Internet. Topics discussed include the inefficient and expensive when extracting the compound, the critical evaluation of RK such as its molecular structure and principal outcome measure of the compound such as prevention of weight gain.