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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
(Page 15 of 40, 786 total comments)yng hopeful
I have been taking the drink packets for about 3 days now. I do feel a lot more energy, BUT, I am wondering if the pills would be easier. I find myself gaging trying to swallow those last few drinks of the packet I have been forcing my self to drink 30 to 60 minutes before each meal. Does anyone have any advice to what I should do. What is the difference in price and in effect with the pills and the drink packets???
posted Jan 7th, 2009 9:43 pmLisa
There's a caffeine free version of it, which is good b/c I have anxiety issues that are worsened by caffeine. The only negative is that it gives me horrendous gas.
posted Jan 7th, 2009 8:27 pmNicolina
I have been an on and off again taker of Hydroxycut. I usually only take these when re-programming my body. I work out 4 times a week and eat 5 small meals a day. I have seen dramatic responses each time. I have tried the same work outs an meals without the pills and it has taken alot slower to lose the weight. These pills increase my energy, they assist in breaking down water weight, and help with my appetite. I also have Hypothyroidism, so it has helped control my hormone level as well. If you look up each ingredient and research them you will see its has some great attributes!
posted Jan 7th, 2009 3:23 pmThe only thing I would suggest is for MEN to be careful. This product does contain a chemical that is related to testicular atrophy. Please be cautious!!!
ALEX - I don't take them after 5pm. It will cause you to lose sleep. May I suggest just taking one in the morning when you first wake up. That may help.
Melissa
I agree with some of the other posts I have seen. I have been taking the pills for about 5 days now and I have had some pretty bad side effects as a result including: not being able to sleep, shaky, headaches and feeling sick to my stomach. The side effects are not worth it. I plan to continue eating healthy and working out an hour a day.
posted Jan 7th, 2009 1:49 pmbahumbug
i love this stuff!! whoever is saying it doesnt work ur jst probably doing it wrong
posted Jan 7th, 2009 11:16 amfabulous
i started taking it today. so far the side effects have not been bad at all. i do feel a little shaky but i have a lot of energy and im not hugry at all!
posted Jan 6th, 2009 5:32 pmalex
it has been 4 days since i have been taking hydroxycut. for me, only negative side effect is that even though i take two pills four to five hours before going to bed, bit tougher to fall in sleep and i get up much earlier than i should and probably due to lack of sleep, I am getting some headaches.
posted Jan 6th, 2009 6:32 ami am planning to cut down to one pill at night. let's see what happens. i will keep you guys posted.
Brandon
Ive been working out for about 4 years now, 3-5x's a week. I do cardio, light/heavy lifts, and different ab workouts. I have even changed my diet around to consume less carbs and calories but the one thing ive found that has been working for me is when i started taking hydroxycut it was a lot easier to lose weight and get more toned. I highly recommend using it because ive been working out and it seems like ive seen more improvements w/ hydroxycut than by just dieting and exercise
posted Jan 5th, 2009 11:21 pmcinnababy
This did NOTHING for me.
posted Jan 5th, 2009 11:07 pmLyn
Even though you do need to eat healthy and excersice, for this to work, I found it to give me more energy and was less hungry, which helped me accomplish the diet/excersice requirement.
posted Jan 5th, 2009 2:30 pmAlex
as i get older, i just turned 46 yesterday, it is getting tougher to lose weight or even maintain my weight. i am 5' 11" and about 180 pounds. i work out regulary (five or six times a week, playing tennis, orbitrek, some weights) for entire my life, but it seems like my whole body is slowing down slowly but surely.
posted Jan 4th, 2009 8:22 ambefore it gets too late, i wanted to lose about 10 to 13 pounds in three month of time. i started taking the pills since couple of days ago. some mild side effects, but nothing major to mention. hope that it works.
Logikal
Whether or not these pills work if taking them is enough motivation to you to exercise and diet properly than it's worth it. Let's face it, for those of us considering it - nothing else has worked and motivation is probably the key ingredient.
posted Jan 3rd, 2009 9:28 pmDuh...
Everyone on here who states this product has helped them lose weight is stating that they exercise tons and eat healthy...DUH! maybe that's why you're losing weight. People should stop looking for a miracle pill to help them lose weight because clearly one cannot take the pill for the rest of their life and if you contribute your loss to the pill...what do you think is going to happen when you stop taking it? Americans need to stop being lazy and lose weight the healthy way.
posted Jan 3rd, 2009 8:51 pmBri
Not worth it. While I disagree with Daryl's sarcasm because it lacks actual wit, I do agree with the overall point of his statement: the drug itself is not effective. You can do this yourself--honestly. All you're doing is keeping yourself awake-did anyone actually read how much caffeine is in that pill?! Of course you'll burn more calories hyped up on caffeine!
posted Jan 3rd, 2009 4:42 pmzbaby0808
I been really wanting to try this pill, but wasn't sure if it really worked. But now that i have read everybody results, really changed my mind!! =) i am so going to buy them! thanks!
posted Jan 3rd, 2009 1:32 pmDuh...
Everyone on here who states this product has helped them lose weight is stating that they exercise tons and eat healthy...DUH! maybe that's why you're losing weight. People should stop looking for a miracle pill to help them lose weight because clearly one cannot take the pill for the rest of their life and if you contribute your loss to the pill...what do you think is going to happen when you stop taking it? Americans need to stop being lazy and lose weight the healthy way.
posted Jan 3rd, 2009 12:38 pmcheetah
that dude daryl is right!! these pills are not good they are big F in waste of money! go out and run, run forrest run...that is the only way to lose weight and inches
posted Jan 3rd, 2009 8:53 amcms
I've gained about 30lbs since Feb. of last year and have been working out about 4 hours or more each day with one day off every other week and had lost 10lbs since November, however, I've heard that this hydroxy-cut max really work, so I bought a box and started. I am on day four with 2pills twice a day. Energy is great and BM is absolutely normal twice daily,morning and night. I can still sleep so far, caffeine is not a problem for me. I jog an average of 9.5 miles a day, so far I've lost 3lbs in four days, no change on my diet, doesn't seem to suppress my appetite. However, I have also eat healthy, except the fact that I love to eat too much! I will keep everyone posted with results next week.
posted Jan 2nd, 2009 11:59 pmKeminem
I have been on hydroxycut for almost 2 weeks now. I THINK it worked because I lost 6 pounds in 9 days but then again that could also be because I was SEVERELY restricting calories and excercising..who knows ! All i know is that it made sleep IMPOSSIBLE and it made me weak and LAZY (which I normally am not...procrastinator, maybe..but def not lazy) and sometimes even nauseous. So all in all, if you could bypass the side effects, go for it but all in all, I would not take it.
posted Jan 2nd, 2009 8:33 pmsarah
daryl could kiss everyones . i really dont understand why you have to be so negative. Everyone on this website is here for the same reason and i dont understand why your on it & putting in those rude remarks but i guess you have nothing better to do with your life. hope you have a bad year. (:
posted Jan 2nd, 2009 4:47 pm