CritiCALorie » cla

Thermoloid Review

Susan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:57:48 +0000

Thermoloid is a diet pill that supposedly:

“BURNS FAT
CARB ABSORPTION
SUPPRESSES APPETITE
INHIBIT FAT/CARBS
INCREASE ENERGY” (website).

This Thermoloid review will challenge the claims of Thermoloid and reveal the distasteful marketing practices of Thermoloid to show you what you can really expect from this product.

Thermoloid Ingredients

Chromium (180 mg) has shown differing results in clinical trials. Until more conclusive research is done, we cannot recommend chromium as a diet pill ingredient.

Proprietary Thermogenic Blend (990 mg)

Green tea has been shown to contribute to weight loss. However, Thermoloid fails to disclose how much green tea it contains so there is no way of knowing if the green tea in Thermoloid diet pills will be effective.

Caffeine anhydrous is no different from regular caffeine. It does contribute to weight loss when included in the correct amount. Since Thermoloid includes caffeine anhydrous in a proprietary blend, this Thermoloid review cannot determine if there is enough caffeine anhydrous to contribute to weight loss.

Yerba mate has been shown to contribute to weight loss only when combined with both Damiana and Guarana. Thermoloid does contain Guarana, but it does not contain Damiana.

Guarana has been shown to contribute to weight loss only when combined with both Damiana and Yerba Mate. Thermoloid does contain Yerba Mate, but it does not contain Damiana.

Theobromine is used as a diuretic; it does not cause weight loss.

Citrus Aurantium contains Synephrine, a clinically proven diet pill ingredient. The important aspect of Synephrine is the concentration–the higher the concentration the more effective the Synephrine is at contributing to weight loss. Unfortunately, Thermoloid fails to list the concentration of the Synephrine it contains.

White willow is an anti-inflammatory; there is no evidence that it contributes to weight loss.

L-Carnitine supposedly breaks down fats; however, there is no evidence to prove this.

Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) helps the body produce energy. Your body produces plenty of ALA on its own; you do not need to supplement with it.

Gugglesterones supposedly increase thyroid function. However, studies have shown conflicting results.

Bioperine helps the body absorb nutrients; it does not directly cause weight loss.

Fat/Carb Blocking and Appetite Suppressant Blend 432 mg

Chitosan has been proven to contribute to weight loss, but it has to be taken in doses of 3 grams per day. Thus, this Thermoloid review finds it is impossible for Thermoloid to contain enough Chitosan to be effective.

Hoodia gordonii does nothing for weight loss.

CLA contributes to weight loss. However, Thermoloid does not say how much CLA it contains.

Cha de bugre is supposed to be a miracle cure for everything from curing herpes to healing wounds. Research has NOT shown cha de bugre contributes to weight loss.

Evodia has been shown to cause weight loss in mice. More human research is needed.

You will notice Thermoloid diet pills do contain several proven ingredients. However, since Thermoloid does not say how much of each ingredient is included, this Thermoloid review cannot recommend Thermoloid.

Thermoloid Price

Thermoloid diet pills cost $29.95 for 60 capsules. If you take the recommended 6-10 capsules per day, one bottle will last 6-10 days. This is EXTREMELY expensive for a diet pill. There is no evidence that Thermoloid will actually cause weight loss.

Thermoloid Guarantee

The Thermoloid website says nothing about a guarantee, which means there probably isn’t one. If you buy Thermoloid from another website, there might be a guarantee through that specific website. If you choose to buy Thermoloid, be sure you know what the return policy is; you will probably need it.

Thermoloid’s Racy Marketing

Thermoloid is made by Goliath Labs. They use nearly pornographic images to try to sell Thermoloid. If they had any confidence in Thermoloid, they wouldn’t have to use such demeaning marketing tactics. If you choose to buy or even research Thermoloid diet pills, make sure your children aren’t in the room.

Thermoloid Conclusion

Thermoloid diet pills contain some impressive proven ingredients. Unfortunately, they hide how much of each ingredient is included. If these ingredients were included in appropriate amounts, Thermoloid would be a great diet pill. However, since there is no way of knowing how much of each ingredient is included, this Thermoloid review cannot recommend Thermoloid.

AbGone Review

Susan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:26:07 +0000

AbGone is a diet pill that supposedly is “clinically proven to promote pot belly loss. Starts working in 20 minutes” (website). This AbGone review will disclose the ingredients in AbGone diet pills as well as explore the truth behind the research claims about AbGone.

AbGone Ingredients

Vitamin C has healthy benefits, but it has not been shown to contribute to weight loss.

Zinc (as Zinc Citrate) is a necessary element in health, but it does not contribute to weight loss.

Chromium is somewhat controversial as a diet pill ingredient. Some studies have found it contributes to weight loss, while other studies have found the opposite.

Dandelion Root and Leaf Powder, despite what some diet pill companies claim, has NOT been proven to contribute to weight loss.

Phosphatidylserine supposedly stimulates brain function and prevents muscle breakdown. There is NO proof that Phosphatidylserine does anything for weight loss.

CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid Oil) has been clinically proven to cause weight loss. Unfortunately, AbGone diet pills contain CLA in a proprietary blend (they don’t tell you how much CLA there is) so it is impossible for this AbGone review to determine if there is enough CLA in AbGone to give any weight loss results.

L-Leucine is an amino acid which slows muscle degradation. It has no direct correlation to weight loss.

L-Isoleucine is an amino acid. There is no proof that it does anything for weight loss.

L-Valine is an amino acid; it does not do anything for weight loss.

The only proven ingredient in AbGone diet pills is CLA, and AbGone fails to disclose how much CLA it contains. Thus, this AbGone review finds you would be better off with a diet pill that is honest about how much of each proven ingredient it contains.

AbGone Cost

We found AbGone online for $29 for a one month supply. If you buy it from the AbGone website, you will pay $39 for a month supply plus you will get a free sample of their new product Protein Tastees. This isn’t especially expensive for a diet pill, but considering there is only one proven ingredient in AbGone and they hide how much of it there is, this is too expensive.

AbGone Marketing

The AbGone website is extremely unprofessional. It contains very limited information. There is no company contact information.

The AbGone website claims AbGone has been proven in “scientific and clinical case studies.” They do not explain what the case studies were or when or where they were done. This usually means the studies were done in-house with tailored results (if the studies were done at all). They also include quotes from someone named Whitakre, but they never explain who this person is and what credibility, if any, he or she has.

AbGone Conclusion

This AbGone review finds AbGone is no different from countless other diet pills–it contains one proven ingredient in an undisclosed amount. The research claims about AbGone are suspect at best. We recommend finding a diet pill with proven ingredients contained in clinically proven amounts.

BioSculpt Review

Susan — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:21:43 +0000

BioSculpt is a nighttime formula diet supplement. It claims to be “The world’s best-most powerful 3 in 1 formula” (website). Unfortunately, they never explain what the 3 in 1 is…The BioSculpt website claims BioSculpt does the following:

Promotes weight loss
Supports appetite reduction
Helps with lean muscle development
Helps shorten workout recovery time
Enhances body’s ability to rejuvenate
Promotes better sleep, increased energy and stamina
Collagen protein places the body’s metabolism in an optimal state to burn fat.

This BioSculpt review will examine the ingredients contained in BioSculpt as well as the marketing techinques of BioSculpt to help you see just what you can expect from BioSculpt.

BioSculpt Ingredients

Protein 4g
Vitamin B5 60mg
Vitamin B6 4mg
Hydrolyzed Collagen 3000mg

BioSculpt™ Blend 7650mg:

Aloe Vera Gel
Potassium Pyruvate
CLA
L-Carnitine

Proprietary Blend 1000mg:

L-Alanine
L-Lysine
L-Proline
L-Glutamine
L-Leucine
Hydroxyproline
Dimethyl Glycine

Protein, Vitamin B5, and Vitamin B6 have healthy benefits, but they have not been shown to contribute to weight loss.

Despite what many diet supplement companies claim, there is NO scientific research to prove that collagen contributes to weight loss.

CLA has been proven to contribute to weight loss. Unfortunately, BioSculpt fails to reveal how much CLA it contains, making it impossible for this BioSculpt review to determine if there is enough CLA in BioSculpt to contribute to weight loss.

L-Carnitine supposedly helps to break down fats. There is no scientific research to back up this claim.

L-Glutamine has many healthy benefits, but it has not been shown to contribute to weight loss.

The directions for taking BioSculpt are as follows:

“Take Biosculpt once daily on an empty stomach, usually three hours after the last meal. One ounce should be taken each evening” (website). Most dieters would agree that their most likely time to snack is in the evening, so of course you are going to lose weight if you don’t eat anything for at least three hours after dinner. If you see any weight loss when taking BioSculpt it is probably from eliminating your evening snacking.

BioSculpt Cost

BioSculpt costs $31.96 for a one month supply (which, according to their website is 20% off). This BioSculpt review finds this is way too expensive for BioSculpt. The only proven ingredient in BioSculpt is CLA, and the amount is undisclosed.

BioSculpt Guarantee

BioSculpt offers a 30 day money back guarantee, with the refund coming within 10 business days. We like the money back guarantee, but 30 days simply isn’t long enough to determine if a product works (although since BioSculpt contains only one proven ingredient in an undisclosed amount it is unlikely that it will work).

BioSculpt Marketing

The BioSculpt website specifically says BioSculpt is a nighttime formula. They urge you to take it with their daytime formula, ThermoSculpt. This is just another way to get more money out of you.

BioSculpt has the typical fake-looking before and after photos and testimonials. Don’t give these photos or testimonials any weight; they probably aren’t real anyway.

BioSculpt Conclusion

This BioSculpt review finds BioSculpt is just another typical diet supplement. It contains only ONE proven ingredient and doesn’t even say how much of it is included. BioSculpt is too expensive to gamble on. Instead, try a diet pill which has proven itself.

Lipitrex Review

Susan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:08:03 +0000

Lipitrex is a diet pill which “helps you to safely lose weight by controlling appetite, decreasing fat deposition, increasing metabolism, and increasing energy” (website). This Lipitrex review will expose the truth behind Lipitrex’s claims and explore each ingredient contained in Lipitrex.

Lipitrex Ingredients

Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide) 100 mg
Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate) 100 mcg
Green Tea Extract (Camellia sinensis) (leaf) 100 mg
Coleus Forskohlii (root) 120 mg
PinnoThin™ (Pinus koraiensis) (seed) 1500 mg
CLA (from CLA oil) 1500 mg
Citrus Aurantium Extract (fruit) 100 mg
Guarana Extract (Paullinia cupana) (seed) 200 mg

Magnesium is a natural element that has many healthy benefits. However, it has not been shown to contribute to weight loss.

Chromium is important to human health, but it is unlikely that you have a chromium deficiency. Some studies have shown that chromium contributes to weight loss, but other studies have shown it does not.

Green tea is a great weight loss ingredient. It has been proven to increase metabolic rate, leading to weight loss. Unfortunately, Lipitrex diet pills only contain 100 mg of green tea per serving; studies showing the effectiveness of green tea in weight loss included a dosage of 300 mg per day. Thus, this Lipitrex review finds the amount of green tea in Lipitrex is not enough to be effective.

Coleus Forskohlii has been shown to contribute to weight loss. However, in studies, the daily amount of Coleus Forskohlii used was 250 mg per day. Lipitrex contains only 120 mg, so there is not enough Coleus Forskohlii in Lipitrex diet pills to be effective.

In recent studies, Pinolenic acid (found in PinnoThin) has been shown to act as an appetite suppressant, leading to weight loss. However, studies included 3 g of Pinolenic acid per day. Lipitrex contains only 1500 mg (1.5 g) per day. Thus, once again, the amount of Pinolenic acid in Lipitrex is not enough to contribute to weight loss. http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2006/jul2006_cover_calorie_01.htm

CLA (linoleic acid) has been shown to contribute to weight loss. However, studies on CLA included 1.8 g of CLA per day. Lipitrex diet pills only contain 1.5 g (1500 mg) per day. Thus, once again, there is not enough CLA in Lipitrex to be effective.

Citrus Aurantium contains Synephrine, which has been shown to contribute to weight loss. When looking at Synephrine, it is important to note the concentration of Synephrine (the higher the concentration the better). Unfortunately, Lipitrex fails to mention the concentration of Synephrine included.

Guarana has been shown to contribute to weight loss, but ONLY when combined with Yerba Mate and Damiana. It has not been proven to contribute to weight loss on its own.

You will notice a common trend with the Lipitrex ingredients: NONE of them are included in proven amounts. Nearly all the ingredients have been proven effective in weight loss, but it really doesn’t matter since there is not enough of any ingredient to provide weight loss.

Lipitrex Claims

The Lipitrex website contains several citations of studies proving the ingredients in Lipitrex diet pills do contribute to weight loss. Unfortunately, they fail to say how much of each ingredient was used in these studies (probably because they don’t want you to know the amounts of the ingredients in Lipitrex do not equal the amounts used in the studies). It is nice that they include clinically proven ingredients, but it really doesn’t matter since they do not include enough of each ingredient to make a contribution to weight loss.

The Lipitrex website also contains the following claim, “Lipitrex has been developed to end the weight loss hype, and to guarantee safe and effective weight loss with time-tested, proven ingredients”.
Once again, this claim cannot be substantiated because of the low amounts of the proven ingredients contained in Lipitrex diet pills.

Lipitrex Guarantee

Lipitrex has a 180-day guarantee on all unopened bottles. In other words, you can only get a refund if you buy more than one bottle. We really like the 180 days, but how can you know if you want to return a product until you try it?

Lipitrex does have customer service available by email, phone, and online chat. That is probably good because considering there is no way the ingredients in Lipitrex will work, you will certainly need to contact customer service.

Lipitrex Cost

Lipitrex diet pills cost $49.95 for a one-month supply (with a discount for bulk purchases). This
Lipitrex review finds this is WAY too expensive for this product. There is NO reason to believe Lipitrex will work.

Lipitrex Conclusion

This Lipitrex review finds that Lipitrex is a waste of your time and money. They lure you into using their product with the promise of great results due to proven ingredients. However, they fail to mention there is not enough of any ingredient to be effective in weight loss. Save yourself some time and grief by reading through our recommended products to find one that will work for you.