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		<title>AminoSculpt Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet Pill Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patentrim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citric acid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fructose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potassium sorbate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AminoSculpt is a liquid collagen supplement that is supposed to cause weight loss. The AminoSculpt website claims AminoSculpt does the following:

&#8220;Helps reduce body fat
Naturally helps increase your metabolism
Helps promote higher energy levels
Helps your body retain lean muscle tissue


Promotes Better Sleep
Supports Healthy Joint Function
Promotes Skin, Hair and Nail Growth, and Quality&#8221;.

This AminoSculpt review will determine how [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-628" title="aminosculpt" src="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/aminosculpt.jpg" alt="" width="98" height="153" />AminoSculpt is a liquid collagen supplement that is supposed to cause weight loss. The AminoSculpt website claims AminoSculpt does the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Helps reduce body fat</li>
<li>Naturally helps increase your metabolism</li>
<li>Helps promote higher energy levels</li>
<li>Helps your body retain lean muscle tissue</li>
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<ul>
<li>Promotes Better Sleep</li>
<li>Supports Healthy Joint Function</li>
<li>Promotes Skin, Hair and Nail Growth, and Quality&#8221;.</li>
</ul>
<p>This AminoSculpt review will determine how effective AminoSculpt is as a weight loss product to help you determine if this is the product for you.</p>
<h3>AminoSculpt Ingredients</h3>
<p>The following is the list of ingredients found on a bottle of AminoSculpt:</p>
<p>COLLAPURE™***(Proprietary Enzymatic Collagen Hydrolysate), Purified Water, Fructose, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate and Natural Cherry Flavor. Contains NO sucrose, starch, salt, wheat, yeast, milk, pork, soy derivatives or artificial sweeteners, colors or flavors.</p>
<p>AminoSculpt boasts that collagen will increase protein intake, thus promoting lean muscle mass, which burns fat.  Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence to prove that collagen really contributes to weight loss.</p>
<p>None of the remaining ingredients in AminoSculpt have been shown to contribute to weight loss either.</p>
<p>This AminoSculpt review finds NONE of the ingredients in Amino Sculpt have been proven to contribute to weight loss. Maybe taking AminoSculpt will improve your skin and hair, but it won&#8217;t cause weight loss.</p>
<h3>AminoSculpt Guarantee</h3>
<p>The AminoSculpt guarantee says, &#8220;Try our AminoSculpt liquid collagen supplement for 35 days. If for any reason you are less than thrilled with your order, simply call our toll-free customer service line for a full refund within 35 days&#8221; (website). You can be sure you will be asking for a refund of AminoSculpt because it does not contain any proven ingredients. Save yourself some trouble and buy a diet pill with proven ingredients in proven amounts.</p>
<h3>AminoSculpt Cost</h3>
<p>A bottle of AminoSculpt costs $49.95. If you take the maximum recommended dosage of 3 tablespoons per day, one bottle lasts about 11 days. This is extremely expensive for a diet supplement. There is NO evidence that AminoSculpt will actually cause weight loss. Not only that, the AminoSculpt website recommends pairing AminoSculpt with other expensive products for best results. They are obviously just after your money.</p>
<h3>AminoSculpt Marketing</h3>
<p>The AminoSculpt website touts AminoSculpt as being better than other diet supplements containing collagen. Don&#8217;t be fooled by their lofty claims and testimonials; collagen still hasn&#8217;t been proven to contribute to weight loss.</p>
<p>AminoSculpt has customer service through a live online chat. We decided to try it out. After asking simple questions about dosage, we waited 25 minutes only to receive an autoresponse saying all operators were busy and they would get to us as soon as possible. I don&#8217;t know about you,  but making a customer wait 25 minutes isn&#8217;t my idea of good customer service.</p>
<h3>AminoSculpt Conclusion</h3>
<p>This AminoSculpt review finds AminoSculpt is not worth your time or money. It contians NO clinically proven ingredients. The cost is extremely high and the customer service is pathetic. Find a diet pill with clinically proven ingredients contained in correct amounts.</p>
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		<title>Slimshot Review</title>
		<link>http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/slimshot-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet Pill Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patentrim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple pectin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ash wood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cherry stalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cider vinegar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citric acid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ctirus pectin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guar gum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maltodextrin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olive wood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sorbitol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slimshot, a product of the United Kingdom, is &#8220;The new unique effervescent slimming drink that is clinically proven to help you lose weight.&#8221; (website) Slimshot combines three combinations of diet supplements in drink form. Slimshot is supposed to block fat absorption, eliminate fat, and burn fat. This Slimshot review will expose the truth behind these [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-439" title="slimshot" src="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/slimshot.jpg" alt="slimshot review" width="198" height="173" />Slimshot, a product of the United Kingdom, is &#8220;The new unique effervescent slimming drink that is clinically proven to help you lose weight.&#8221; (website) Slimshot combines three combinations of diet supplements in drink form. Slimshot is supposed to block fat absorption, eliminate fat, and burn fat. This Slimshot review will expose the truth behind these claims to show what you can really<br />
expect from Slimshot.</p>
<h3>Slimshot Ingredients</h3>
<p>Slimshot Morning</p>
<p>Acidfier: citric acid;<br />
Sweetener: sorbitol;<br />
Acidity corrector: sodium acid carbonate;<br />
Citrus fruit flavouring: maltodextrin; Medium: polyethylene glycol; vitamins C, E, B3;<br />
Extracts: green coffee, olive wood, ash wood cola, mate, cynorhodon, wild pansy, cherry stalk, meadow-sweet, <a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/green-tea-review/" >green tea</a>;<br />
Sweetener: saccharine; vitamins B5, B6, B1, B2, B12, B9, B8.</p>
<p>Slimshot Noon</p>
<p>Acidfier: citric acid;<br />
Acidity corrector: sodium acid carbonate;<br />
Sweetener: sorbitol; apple and citrus pectins; guar gum; cider vinegar; maltodextrin; apple flavouring; Medium: polyethylene glycol; Sweetener: saccharine; colouring agent; caramel; anticaking agent: silicon dioxide;<br />
Colouring agent: riboflavin.</p>
<p>Slimshot Night</p>
<p>Acidifier: citric acid;<br />
Sweetener: sorbitol;<br />
Acidity corrector: sodium acid carbonate; soft fruit flavouring; maltodextrin;<br />
Medium: polyethylene glycol; extracts of: pineapple, cocoa, orange skin, papaya, grape marc;<br />
Sweetener: aspartame; lactose; mineral: chromium chloride; Emulsifier: soya lecithin.</p>
<p>A clinical study found that green coffee extract was successful in inhibiting weight gain. However, this study was done on mice. Until studies are done on humans, it is impossible to know exactly how effective green coffee extract is in weight loss.</p>
<p>Green tea is a scientifically proven ingredient that increases metabolic function, leading to weight loss. However, Slimshot fails to disclose how much green tea it contains; therefore, it is impossible for this Slimshot review to determine the effectiveness of green tea in Slimshot (as usual).</p>
<p>The remaining lengthy list of ingredients is comprised of ingredients that have not been proven to contribute to weight loss.</p>
<h3>Side effects of Slimshot</h3>
<p>Side effects of Slimshot include increased bowel movements.</p>
<h3>Slimshot Guarantee</h3>
<p>The Slimshot website states the following,</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you are unhappy with your purchase for any reason, you may return it to us within 14 days for a full refund exclusive shipping cost. No returns will be accepted if post marked later than 14 days following the receipt of your shipment. The customer is responsible for all return shipping costs. We will not accept packages with postage due. Requests for replacements or refunds will be processed promptly upon receipt of your returned package.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>We really believe companies should give at least 60 days for customers to return unwanted products; this guarantee simply is not good enough.  By the time you know the product isn&#8217;t working, it&#8217;s too late to return the dumb thing.</p>
<h3>Slimshot Cost</h3>
<p>Because Slimshot is made by a British company, their website lists prices in British Punds. A two week supply of Slimshot costs 16.99 in British Pounds ($33.28 US at the time this article was written). This is very expensive for a diet supplement, especially since they only include one ingredient (green tea)<br />
that has been proven to contribute to weight loss (and they don&#8217;t disclose how much of it is included).</p>
<h3>Slimshot Conclusion</h3>
<p>This Slimshot review finds that Slimshot is really no different from countless other diet supplements. They do not disclose how much of each ingredient is included, and they only include one proven ingredient. Go with a product that is honest about <strong>what</strong> it contains and <strong>how much</strong> it contains.</p>
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