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Galactose Weight loss ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactose
Galactose (galacto- + -ose, "milk sugar"), sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar that is less sweet than glucose and fructose. It is a C-4 epimer of glucose.

Galactan is a polymeric form of galactose found in hemicellulose. Galactan can be converted to galactose by hydrolysis.
In the human body, glucose is changed into galactose via hexoneogenesis to enable the mammary glands to secrete lactose. However, most lactose in breast milk is synthesized from galactose taken up from the blood, and only 35±6% is made from galactose from de novo synthesis. [4] Glycerol also contributes some to the mammary galactose production.[5]

here is where it gets interesting:
Galactose promotes fat mobilization in obese lactating and nonlactating women.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123462
Seven healthy, obese, exclusively breastfeeding women and 7 healthy, obese, nonlactating women were studied on 2 occasions according to a randomized, crossover, single-blinded design. Subjects received drinks providing ≈70% of the daily estimated energy requirement, of which 60% was either glucose or galactose. The primary outcomes were the rate of appearance (Ra) of glycerol and palmitate, and the secondary outcomes were glucose Ra, milk production, energy expenditure, and substrate oxidation.

RESULTS:

Plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were lower (P < 0.05) and those of glycerol, palmitate, free fatty acids, and triglycerides were higher (P < 0.05) during galactose than during glucose feeding in both nonlactating and lactating women. During galactose feeding, glucose Ra was lower (P < 0.01) and glycerol, palmitate, and free fatty acid Ra were higher (P < 0.01) in both groups. During galactose feeding in all women combined, fat oxidation was higher (P = 0.01) and protein oxidation was lower (P < 0.01). Milk production, energy expenditure, and carbohydrate oxidation were similar between glucose and galactose feeding.

CONCLUSIONS:

Galactose consumption is associated with higher endogenous fat mobilization and oxidation during meal absorption. Long-term studies are required to determine whether galactose as an exclusive carbohydrate source would promote body fat loss in obese subjects

I believe, it is the galactose, that is responsible , as it is shown here , that why women who breast feed their children tend to lose weight, due to the galactose mobilized fat distribution. However, one may apply galactose, and do their brushing of boobs and perhaps migrate the fat to relocate in breast? or perhaps just removing stubborn belly fat while trying to achieve NBE

Sources[edit]

Galactose is found in dairy products, sugar beets, other gums and mucilages. It is also synthesized by the body, where it forms part of glycolipids and glycoproteins in several tissues; and is a by-product from the third-generation ethanol production process (from macroalgae


other concurring /duplicate research:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/93/2/374.long
https://www.researchgate.net/publication...ting_women



BTw. Amazon : Galactose 250g German pharmacy production from Vita World ($49.90+ $5.00 S&H)
it is in powder form, however, it may be used as a topical(maybe).

one other thought struck me... if you can mobilize the fat through galactose, I wonder if using something like Maca, or Volufilline or voluplus will redistribute it at the applied topical site.. since you have it mobilized... interesting notion...new form of body sculpting