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.
NUTRITIONIST'S REVIEW
A nutritional supplement designed to help consumers lose weight and is marketed by lovate Health Sciences Inc. Once containing ephedra, but after being banned by FDA now is produced without ephedra. This product claims to increase metabolism and reduce hunger cravings. According to published studies, key ingredients in the Hydroxycut formula may help people lose up to 4.5 times the weight than they would with just diet and exercise alone. However, efficacy of this product is much debated and highly questionable. The primary weight loss ingredients include garcinia cambogia, gymnema sylvestre, chromium polynicotinate, caffeine, green tea.
The claims for this pill's success is paired with a reduced calorie diet and an exercise regimen. Almost all weight loss can be contributed to changing ones eating habits, exercising, and most weight loss is seen when you combine the two. Therefore, this pill's success could be known simply as the placebo effect. If you change how you eat, exercise, and take a pill, you could get confused and think the pill is the secret to your weight loss success.
Meet the DietsInReview.com Nutritionist, Kinsey Lowrey.
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.
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I love it. Within the first week I was already down a 4 pounds. It does keep me awake at night though. I would reccommend taking that last dose more than 5 hours before bedtime.
I have beed using Hydroxi for 3 weeks and i have almost 8-10 lbs.
Well I just started 10/27/08 and I am 5'1 and weight 148 and am hopeing to lose 25pounds so I will keep you posted.. am also watching my calories and exercising 3times aweek on the treadmill for 30mins with layers of cloths so I can sweat more...
This really works. OMG i lost 20 pounds its so fantastic.....I LOVE IT ......everyone should try it it REALLY works
I have almost finished my first bottle and so far I have not lost any weight. I have lost 3 inches this week though and my percentage body fat has decreased. My clothes are getting big for me (I'm getting small for them). The only exercise I do is pushups, sit ups, and some really light pilates. I hardly work out. It curbs my appetite so I don't eat so much and when I do eat it makes me feel too full. I have not seen the weight loss results but I have seen a tighter body. I am afraid to keep taking it though because I had angina when I forgot to take it for two days and then took 2 pills. I think it is because I also had a soda that day. Maybe I'll get lucky and see a smaller number on the scale tomorrow.
I love Hydroxy Cut. The most effective way to use it is when you have poor eating habits you are finding it diffuclt break the cycle. I am not back to my veg and protien lifestyle in no time thanks to Hydroxy and the pounds are flying off! Good luck and remember it doesnt make you lose weight but it sets your weight loss program up to be more successful
I just started Hydroxycut today.. hope I can lose 10-15 lbs by next month. I did notice I got full from eating sushi for dinner and its bed time now and I'm still full. anyway I shall see if I lose anything in a week. I weight 140
I began using the hydroxycut that goes in your water and I love it! I was skeptical about the taste but it really taste good, no after taste. It supressed my appetite and I had plenty of energy. I haven't wieghed myself yet, it's too early but when I do I will be excited to see the results. I will definitly recomend!!!
I just started yesterday , i feel great ..i havent lost any weight yet..but we will see ..but i do have a question can u smoke cig or drink while on this pill?
ldav, the stinkiest gas. lol. anyway i have it now, don't have a scale at home to see if i lost any weight, but i feel great. i think i need to buy a bigger bottle cuz the one i have is almost gone, only had it a week, it has no side effects, i have the caffiene free one.
Just started it yesterday (oct. 19). Dont think i lost any weight yet. However, I am already eating less. Not because Ive changed my diet but because I get fuller qicker. Keep yous up dated!
I started taking hydroxycut about a month ago along with exercising 5x a week. However i cannot take it as recommended, i had uncomfortable side effects, like dizziness, lightheadedness, that blah feeling. So i started taking 1/2 a pill in the a.m. and the other 1/2 in the afternoon. There side effects stoped and the appetite suppressent and increased energy was still noticeable. I dont have a scale but i have noticed a loss of 2" off my waist. I am not totaly relying on hydroxycut for my results but i believe it has accelerated them.
People's bodies are different, so naturally they are going to work different for people. I followed the directions, and had very little side effects.
The problem I think is that people don't follow directions, they have this theory that Hydroxycut will burn fat if you don't do anything and eat everything you want.
The point of any weight loss pill is to eat healthy and exercise. All this does is give you energy and suppresses your appetite. This is not going to help if you think you can go to an "All you can eat Buffet" and lose weight by sitting on your bum.
I lost about 3 lbs a week, and have been using it for a while, AND I've been eating healthy, staying active, and being careful about what I put in my mouth
I tried Hydroxycut for the first time in the Spring of this year (2008) - it was awesome! I went from 259lbs down to 235lbs in a little under 2 weeks - being skeptical as I am I then stopped taking it for the summer to see if the weight comes back like all the other "fads" - here we are in late October and I've been EASILY maintaining 235lbs all summer, I've also gone down 3 inches in my waist. Now that I know this stuff really does work I've started taking it again 2 days ago - I want to lose another 20 lbs before Halloween. The best about all this is that I hardely had to (if at all) work out - my work schedule isnt very flexable to allow time to work out so it was perfect. The biggest part about this that I noticed was the BIG REDUCTION in appetite - when I did eat I would be full SO much faster then before and that was when I actually sat down and made an effort to eat. Normally I would snack all day - chips at work, bagel on the way home, little munchy things all night then another snack before bed - with Hydroxycut I don't even think about snacking - its not that I have to force myself to not eat IM JUST NOT HUNGRY AT ALL!!! - this stuff is awesome and I would (and do) HIGHLY recommend it to anyone wanting to lose weight and KEEP IT OFF!!!
I am going to purchase the caffeine free hydroxycut today (10/18). I am nervous about using it as I am a surgeon and I dont want it to make my hand shake or interfere with my sleep. I have about 15 lbs to lose and in conjuction with hydroxycut, I am going to exercise 4-5 days a week (a lofty goal). I will let you all know how it makes me feel and how it effects my sleep.
I'm an avid cyclist, both road and mountain, and have been in great shape since spring, able to do 3 hour, 30+ mile rides, but I was stuck at 233-235 for 4-5 months. I started taking CAFFEINE FREE Hydroxycut a month and a half ago, and without changing diet, exercise, or lifestyle (I ride one of my bikes at least the 5 mile round trip to work every day), I've dropped almost ten pounds in that time. That's with lifting a couple times a week too. Also, I haven't been taking as much Hydroxycut as they recommend, just 3-4 a day.
To those whose workouts include weight lifting and aren't happy with weight loss, remember, muscle weighs more than fat! If you are building muscle, worry more about how you look and feel than what the scale says.
I started yesteday with the caffine free- no way am I taking like 600 mils of caffine a day- that's INSANE! I hope it works, I don't just want app control, I want a product that helps burn fat!
I'll check back and tell you all how it worked
Im glad to hear that this pill cuts the appetite, but for those who have been using this for a while, I would like to know what happens when you stop taking it. Also are you losing water weight or actually fat which makes a huge difference. I need something like this to help me on days when I get very hungry. I lost alot of weight on weight watchers which is great but I need something for once in a while when hormonal imbalances make me crave sugar. Let me know!! thanks
I have been taking hydroxycut for 3 days now and I gained 2 pounds, my food intake has gone down a lot. Has this happened to anyone else.
been thinking about buying it this week!! sounds like its been working pretty good!
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