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Hydroxycut

One of the leading diet and weight loss supplements


BACKGROUND

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,


Related Diets: Akavar, Alli, Hoodia P57, HOT-ROX, Hydrox-Slim, Hydroxycut Instant Drink Packets, Trimspa X32


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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.



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fabulous

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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 pm


alex

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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.

i am planning to cut down to one pill at night. let's see what happens. i will keep you guys posted. posted Jan 6th, 2009 6:32 am


Brandon

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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 pm


cinnababy

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This did NOTHING for me. posted Jan 5th, 2009 11:07 pm


Lyn

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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 pm


Alex

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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.

before 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. posted Jan 4th, 2009 8:22 am


Logikal

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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 pm


Duh...

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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 pm


Bri

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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 pm


zbaby0808

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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 pm


Duh...

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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 pm


cheetah

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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 am


cms

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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 pm


Keminem

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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 pm


sarah

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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


Willimena

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I have been taking hydroxycut for 3 1/2 months and have lost 32lbs. It works! I go to the gym 4 days a week and drink nothing but water. I do 1 hour of cardio and do 2 days of weight lifting. My goal is 60lbs and I know that I will accomplish it! I can't wait till I reach my gaol. I am so excited! posted Jan 2nd, 2009 3:14 pm


Haylie

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Does anyone no how old u should be to try this supplement????????? posted Jan 2nd, 2009 3:15 am


Nate

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I have bin taking hydroxy cut for 6 days with a diet and walking for 1 h a day and lost 2 ib's so far I take 2 caplets 3 times a day and was wondering if I take less wold it not work as well? Or if I skip some times . If enyone can post a answer that wold be grate thanx posted Jan 2nd, 2009 1:30 am


shurby

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I love this product! I gained weight all through college, so I figured that I was going to continue gaining weight. But, then I began taking hydroxycut about 6 months ago. I have done nothing different to my diet or exercise regimen, but I have lost 27 pounds. I could not believe it...I still don't believe it. All of my clothes fit wonderfully and I guess the scales don't lie. posted Jan 1st, 2009 11:34 pm


Reeta

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I just started taking this. I am taking two and will graduate to 3 but I can't do more because it will effect my sleep. So I will continue with just one dose a day in the AM before a workout. I do major cardio after I take it and I notice I have more energy to go longer. I also don't get very hungry and am eating far less. I also notice that if I use the steam room for 20 min after the workout it helps me to sleep later. posted Jan 1st, 2009 5:17 pm



 

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