ThermoLean (Shocker Nutrition) Review

ThermoLean ExtremeThermoLean by Shocker Nutrition is a fat burning diet pill. The ThermoLean website claims, “Unlike all of the other products that simply removed the Ephedra, Thermo Lean was created with very specific ingredients designed to boost energy and burn fat.” This ThermoLean review will reveal the truth behind these claims and let you know what you might expect from ThermoLean diet pills.

Ingredients in ThermoLean Diet Pills

120 Capsules
Supplement Facts
Serving Size2Capsules
Servings Per Container60

Amount Per Serving % DV

Citrus Aurantium (6% Synephrine) 340mg **
Green Tea Extract 500mg **
(98% Polyphenols & 45% EGCG)

Caffeine 285mg **
Dandelion 4:1 100mg **
Buchu Extract 4:1 100mg **
Juniper Berry Extract 4:1 100mg **

Is Synephrine effective? One study performed in December of 2007 looked at the lipolysis (fat loss) effects of Satsuma mandarin orange (Citrus unshu Mark) peel on the fat cells of rats (I know, it’s always rats). A high concentration of Synephrine was present in the peel and lipolysis effects were present.

The overall conclusion:

These results suggest that the segment wall, an edible fraction, from Satsuma mandarin orange might be useful as a functional food, especially as a fat-reducing material ((J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 2008 Dec;53(6):547-51.)).

In a 2005 statement issued by Robert E. Brackett, a director at the Food and Drug Administration before the House of Representatives he mentioned that they had found a 4% concentration of Synephrine in citrus aurantium while other times finding a concentration of chemical Synephrine of up to 90%. I suppose if you were just going for weight loss, you’d hope yours had the 90% concentration. ThermoLean contains a 6% concentration of Synephrine.

Green tea has proven to contribute to weight loss when taken at doses of 300 mg per day. Thus, the amount of green tea in ThermoLean is enough to be effective.

Caffeine is another proven ingredient which increases metabolic function. Be sure you know your body’s reaction to caffeine before taking ThermoLean.

The ThermoLean website claims,

“All of Thermo Lean’s ingredients are scientifically proven to be effective. There are no trace amounts of ineffective ingredients that some other brands put on the label to sell their product. Each ingredient serves a synergistic purpose.”

This is somewhat misleading because Dandelion, Buchu extract, and Juniper berry extract have shown to be effective diuretics in mice, but clinical studies have not been done on humans. This ThermoLean review finds Synephrine has proven effective during clinical trials, but the concentration of Synephrine contained in ThermoLean is not enough to be effective.

ThermoLean Price

A bottle of 120 capsules of ThermoLean diet pills costs $19.99. If you take the recommended dosage of 4 capsules per day, one bottle will last 30 days. This is fairly inexpensive for a diet pill.

ThermoLean Conclusion

This ThermoLean review finds that ThermoLean from Shocker Nutrition does not live up to its bold claims. Yes, it does contain proven ingredients, but they are not all included in proven amounts, and some have only been tested on mice. Green tea and caffeine are great ingredients in weight loss, but you would be better off taking them in a diet pill that includes proven amounts of Synephrine.

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