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Hydroxycut
One of the leading diet and weight loss supplements
BACKGROUND
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Hydroxycut Recall after FDA Warning to Stop Using the Diet Pill
Once making headlines for containing a controversial herb, Ephedra, banned by the FDA, Hydroxycut now offers an Ephedra-free product that claims to increase metabolism and energy while curbing your appetite, cutting calories and maintaining blood sugar.
When Hydroxycut is combined with a diet and exercise regimen, the product claims to help users shed two-to-three times more weight that without. When taking Hydroxycut, it is suggested that users commit to consistent exercise and a low-calorie diet. Take Hydroxycut half-to-one hour prior to meals with eight ounces of water.
PRO
- Increases energy
- Control appetite
- Burn calories
- Lose up to 4.5 times more weight than with diet and exercise alone
- Recipes and exercises available
- Research studies available
CON
- Hydroxycut Recall due to product association with death and liver damage
- Must diet and exercise for Hydroxycut to work
- Pills must be taken 30-60 minutes before meals which can be difficult if you don’t always eat at the same time
- Contains caffeine
INGREDIENTS
- Hydroxycitric Acid, extracted from tropical fruit and linked with liver problems
- Calcium
- Chromium
- Potassium
- Hydroxagen Plus
- HydroxyTea
- Caffeine
- Green Tea extract
- White Tea extract
- Soy
ADMINISTRATION
Take two caplets with eight ounce of water as a dietary supplement 3 times per day approximately 30-60 minutes before each meal. Do not snack after dinner. Consume 10 eight ounce glasses of water per day. Do not take within five hours of bedtime. For best results, use Hydroxycut for eight weeks with a low-calorie diet and exercise program. For the first three days of the program, take one capsule three times per day. From day four beyond, take two capsules three times per day.
DIET and NUTRITION
There is no clear advice from Hydroxycut on an eating plan. You are encouraged to sticky to a healthy diet while taking the supplement. This kind of flexibility allows you to choose a plan of your liking.
For those with food allergies- Hydroxycut is a gluten-free product.
EXERCISE
No guidance provided.
CONCLUSION
ConsumerHealthDigest.com conducted research of 30 dietary supplements. Scoring 3 on a scale of 1-5 for metabolism enhancement, weight-loss potential and ingredient control and 4 on a scale of 1-5 for appetite suppression, Hydroxycut ranked number 11.
Common Misspellings
Hydroxy Cut, Hydroxicut, hydroxcut, hydroxycut.com, hydroxy-cut, hydrox-cut,
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Wikipedia
Hydroxycut is a nutritional supplement marketed by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., designed to help consumers lose weight. It is sold at conventional retailers, such as GNC and Wal-Mart, online retailers such as and , and through direct television marketing.
User Feedback
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i have tried this and I lost 9 pounds in ONE WEEK, i swear. I excersized 100 minutes for 6x a week, i ate a lot, but healthy food i needed in my system. I chewed eat bite slowly so it would be more quicker to loose. I drank lots of water to keep me hydrated and got lots of sleep, I felt so great ! If you strive and you lecture your diet, then you will succeed. Believe in yourself and strive towards your goal :D
posted Jan 24th, 2009 5:18 amTeri30
Day 3, just wondering if people have noticed a weightloss after they starting take the 2pills 3x day, I jumped on the scale this am and no change.
posted Jan 23rd, 2009 1:43 pmalex
it has been three weeks and i have been using it everyday. in three weeks, i lost 3 pounds, but it could be just water. not sure. however, it cuts my appetites for sure. so, losing one pounds per week???!!!! well, then, i got 7 more weeks to go. Also, it does not give me the energy that other people claims to have by taking the pills......
posted Jan 23rd, 2009 7:44 amtrina
Bought the HC Caff. Free.
posted Jan 23rd, 2009 6:51 amI know you need to drink lots of water with it, but I could not tolerate the headaches after only 1 day.
Might try again in future.
Kolleen
I have been taking Hydroxycut for about a week and a half now. I don't really feel like it is doing much of anything yet. I will continue to take it and see if anything changes (weight wise). I'm looking to lose about 10 lbs.
posted Jan 22nd, 2009 7:28 pmKristal
I have been taking this product for two weeks now and I love it so far. I have 70 pounds to lose since having my second baby so I am very interested to see how much weight I can lose. I lost 4 pounds last week and I will weigh myself this weekend to see if I lost about the same this week. I started to exercise 3 - 4 times a week so I can increase the weightloss. So far I love it...
posted Jan 22nd, 2009 7:21 pmDezzy
well its already been a week since i have been taking the pills and i personally think they r great. i take 2 pills 3x a day and i feal great!!! il be keeping u posted to see how much i have lost at the end of the month, take care!
posted Jan 22nd, 2009 5:56 pmjosh
I just got hydroxycut hardcore, it doesnt bother me side-effect wise, but I have a question: If I take two pills a day before breakfast or something as opposed to 2 or 3 times a day, will it still have positive effects? Or will they be neutral/negative?
posted Jan 22nd, 2009 3:15 pmTeri30
Day 2 and loving these, No side effects but I'm still on the one pill, saturday I switch to 2, I'll weight in on wednesday. Watching what I eat and started my exercise plan today.
posted Jan 22nd, 2009 2:45 pmElizabeth
I LOVED IT. I LOST 108 PNDS IN A YR!
posted Jan 22nd, 2009 1:16 pmAWESOME
mary
i have been taking it for almost 2 weeks, since i only weigh myself once a month (( i find this very effective)) im not sure if it has really increased my fat loss, but it has for sure decreased my appitite alot. reading the reviews I see alot of side effects, although the bottle does say not to take it 4 hours before bedtime I have not experienced anything negative. Maybe because I bought the caffine-free. Well Ill keep you updated! I have only been taking it two times a day, so the pills are lasting a little longer, but twice a day isthe most I eat. Sometimes Iwill only eat once and Im fine.
posted Jan 22nd, 2009 10:11 amvirgogirl
I been taking for a week and nothing! i been getting cravings but that could be my time of month thing.. but nothing changed. I take it with water and eatting healthy and exercise 6 days a week and burn 1,000 calories each workout . No weight loss yet.. so anyone can relate please let me know what to do??
posted Jan 22nd, 2009 9:41 amSharie
I have taken this for a week now and I have found that this is working for me. I have 2 kids and I was always coming home and going to be with only a, "hi, kids", "by kids". This was not the way I was going to keep on living my life. It is great outside they need to be out there having the fun I used to when I was little...so i was going through my moms' medicine cabinet and saw Hydroxycut. She did only have enough for a week so i decided I could try this and then see how it goes. The first night was a little bit rough. I though I was going to puke or run a marathon. I couldn't sleep that night, but woke up extra early the next morning, and did not fell well at all, I still felt like I was going to get sick. Once the day started and I took my second dose I was all better, going outside, exercising, and eating right! I can't believe within a week I have lost 4-5 lbs. I am not at all hungry for greasy, yucky food that I used to love and eat all the time. I am watching calories, and not drinking any kind of pop. I am loving this. I can see changes already and I need to go to Wal-mart to get some more. I give this an A++
posted Jan 21st, 2009 10:23 pmsydney
I took hydorxycut a while back and it seemed to work, I am thinking about trying again, but I am wondering if I stick to it and lose the weight I want, and stop taking it, but keep working out , will all the weight I lost from hydroxycut come back?
posted Jan 21st, 2009 10:04 pmClaudia
I love this pills. I take them for 2 months and loose my 10 pounds then I get off them. It helps me when I fall off the wagon when life gets to busy.
posted Jan 21st, 2009 4:08 pmmary
very effective in controling my appetite
posted Jan 21st, 2009 2:25 pmTeri30
Today is the first day I have already taken one pill and feel full of energy, My starting weight is 171 LBS and I'm 5"2 I'll keep you posted on results. What is your schedule like for taking the pills thru out the day. How is everyone else doing with this plan.? My goal is 30lbs.
posted Jan 21st, 2009 1:13 pmDezzy
hello, it has been a week already and i do fell my body changing but i dont get that much energy i do feel tired at times and sometimes its really hard to go to sleep does anyone else have that problem?
posted Jan 20th, 2009 6:52 pmAyla
I am an 18 year old college freshman who as always been athletic in high school and in college. I have noticed that after my first semester my diet has been horrible. I have tried to change it but it is very hard to do. I am 5'5" at 175 and really want to loose about 10-20lbs, not too much because I still play soccer. I wasnt sure if hydroycut was for me. I dont know all the side effects and dont want to take something that can harm me. Just wanted to know what everyone thought and if it was a good idea to purchase and try.
posted Jan 19th, 2009 2:45 pmThanks!
Trish Stafford
For some reason this product made my throat itch, then burn, then hurt like I had strep throat. I followed the directions exactly, but after two days of pills, my throat was on fire, with mucous production and hoarseness. I thought I was coming down with something. I stopped taking the pills and my throat stopped hurting. Weird. So I thought maybe it was just a coincidence, and I tried the product a few days later. Exact same throat problem happened again. It did give me more energy. It curbed by appetite, but if I missed a dose I would be ravenous with hunger and eat WAY too much. My waist did look slimmer faster when I combined the pills with diet and exercise. However, considering my experience, I will not be using this product again.
posted Jan 19th, 2009 11:36 am