Fenphedra Xtreme Ingredients

Green tea (45 mg) has been shown to contribute to weight loss when taken in doses of 300 mg per day. This Fenphedra Xtreme review finds there is not enough green tea in Fenphedra Xtreme to cause weight loss.

Caffeine anhydrous is simply dehydrated caffeine. It does contribute to weight loss. However, Fenphedra Xtreme fails to list how much caffeine it contains, making it impossible to know if there is enough caffeine to be effective.

Acacia Rigidula (45 mg Methylsynephrine) has not been shown to contribute to weight loss.

Phenylethylamine HCL enhances mood; it has not been shown to cause weight loss.

Bitter Orange (25 mg Synephrine) Synephrine is a clinically proven ingredient. The important aspect with synephrine is the concentration–the higher the concentration the more effective synephrine is at causing weight loss. Since Fenphedra Xtreme does not say the concentration of synephrine it includes, there is no way of knowing if it will actually cause weight loss.

5-HTP is a mood enhancer; it does not cause weight loss.

Hoodia Gordonii, despite what many claim, does nothing for weight loss.

Cassia Nomane has been shown to cause weight loss in rats, but no human studies have been conducted.

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

Yohimbine HCL does contribute to weight loss, but Fenphedra Xtreme diet pills hide how much Yohimbine they contain.

L-Tyrosine contributes to weight loss when taken in doses of 500 to 1500 mg per day. It is unlikely that Fenphedra Xtreme contains enough Tyrosine to be effective.

Naringen

6,7 Dihydroxy Bergamottin (Fruit)

Glucuronolactone

5 Methoxytrytamine HCL

Passion Flower

Valerian Root

St. John’s Wort

Don’t be impressed by the long list of ingredients contained in Fenphedra Xtreme diet pills. It most likely means there are only trace amounts of each ingredient included. Fenphedra Xtreme does contain a few proven ingredients, but they hide how much of most ingredients they have included (besides green tea, which is not included in a high enough amount).

Fenphedra Xtreme’s Unethical Marketing

Fenphedra is a diet pill that has experienced great success. By including the name “Fenphedra” in their product, Fenphedra Xtreme is banking off the likelihood that customers will connect them with the original Fenphedra and bring them more business, which is likely to happen.

So, let’s get a few things straight:

1. Fenphedra Xtreme is NOT made by the same company as Fenphedra.
2. Unlike Fenphedra, Fenphedra Xtreme hides the amount of each ingredient they include, making it impossible to determine how effective Fenphedra Xtreme will be at causing weight loss.
3. Fenphedra Xtreme does not offer any guarantee of their product; Fenphedra stands behind their product, offering a money back guarantee.
4. Fenphedra is a legitimate diet pill that we highly recommend. In contrast, we recommend staying away from Fenphedra Xtreme.
5. Fenphedra Xtreme obviously doesn’t have much going for it since it has to rely on a legitimate product to bring business.

Fenphedra Xtreme Cost

Fenphedra Xtreme diet pills cost $73.73 per bottle, with one bottle lasting a month. This is ridiculous. There is no reason to believe Fenphedra Xtreme will actually cause weight loss. And since they are trying to bank off the success of Fenphedra and they do not offer any guarantee, I wouldn’t go near Fenphedra Xtreme with a ten foot pole.

Fenphedra Xtreme Conclusion

Fenphedra Xtreme uses pathetic marketing strategies to promote their subpar product. Don’t even think about taking Fenphedra Xtreme. Instead, try the real Fenphedra or one of our other recommended products. They are honest in their marketing and include proven ingredients in proven amounts.

Phenterfein Ingredients

The Phenterfein website claims “We MAXED out how much of each ingredient we could legally and safely put into each serving.” The following is a list of ingredients found in Phenterfein diet pills.

Thiamin 5 mg
Pantothenic Acid 5 mg
Niacin 5 mg
Vitamin B-6 250 mcg
Vitamin B-12 20 mcg
Glucuronolactone 182.5 mg
L-Tyrosine 150 mg
Rhodiola Rosea 100 mg
L-Taurine 100 mg
Citrus Aurantium 10% extract 50 mg
Caffeine 100 mg
Octopamine hcl 50 mg
Evodia Extract 45 mg
Salvia Sclarea Extract 20 mg
Yohimbine 8% Extract 12.5 mg
Vinpocetine 3 mg

Thiamin, Pantothenic acid, Niacin, Vitamin B-6, and Vitamin B-12 all have healthy benefits, but none of them has been shown to contribute to weight loss.

L-Tyrosine is a clinically proven ingredient which contributes to weight loss. However, studies show that tyrosine is only effective at a dose of 500-1500 mg per day. This Phenterfein review finds there is not enough tyrosine in Phenterfein to be effective.

Citrus Aurantium contains Synephrine, which has been clinically proven to contribute to weight loss. With Synephrine, you want to look at the concentration–the higher the concentration the better. Unfortunately, Phenterfein fails to list the concentration of the Synephrine; thus, it is impossible to know if it will be effective.

Caffeine is another clinically proven ingredient. Studies have shown it is only effective in doses of 300 mg per day. Thus, again, there is not enough caffeine in Phenterfein to be effective.

Octopamine is very popular right now because it is supposed to mobilize the release of fat in fat cells. However, the fat is absorbed by other cells. There is no clinical research to show Octopamine contributes to weight loss.

Evodia causes weight loss in mice. No human research has been done.

Yohimbine contributes to weight loss by mobilizing fatty acid.

Vinpocetine is used to treat age-related memory problems. It does not contribute to weight loss.

Phenterfein Cost

You can get a bottle of 120 capsules of Phenterfein for $79.99 (which is supposedly a 50% savings). If you take the recommended 6 capsules per day, one bottle will last 20 days. This is EXTREMELY expensive for a diet pill, especially one that does not include enough of the proven ingredients to be effective. The Phenterfein website claims, “We have limited supplies of Phenterfein. This will be our last week of selling Phenterfein for 50% off.” I doubt this is true. You will probably find this same claim on the website next month.

Phenterfein Customer Service and Guarantee

The Phenterfein website is one of the most interesting diet pill websites I have seen yet (and that is saying A LOT)! They have typical outrageous claims and unbelievable testimonials. What makes the site so different is that there is NO contact information for the company. There is no phone number, email address, or company mailing address. So, of course, there is no guarantee for Phenterfein diet pills. That should be enough of a red flag by itself to keep anyone from buying Phenterfein.

Phenterfein Conclusion

This Phenterfein review finds that Phenterfein is all about appearance. They include several clinically proven ingredients, but they do not include enough of any ingredient to be effective. There is no guarantee and not even a way to contact the company. Don’t waste your time on Phenterfein. Check out our recommended diet pills to find one that might work for you.

Cytolean’s Ingredient Profile

Cytolean contains some effective ingredients:

• Green Tea Extract (though it’s only 60% EGCG). Green Tea is an effective ingredient for diet pills, increasing your metabolic rate. I reviewed green tea extensively previously.
• Phenylalanine is an effective appetite suppressant (see the phenylalanine review)
• Caffeine has been proven effective time and again as an effective thermogenic.
• L-Tyrosine has been shown to increase focus during stressful periods. I reviewed tyrosine as well.

Cytolean also contains some ingredients that are mainly just eye candy when it comes to weight loss:

• Phenylethylamine, which I’ve reviewed, doesn’t have enough research to justify the claims.
• Gingko Biloba is there to aid in “improving your personality” according to the sales copy…but aren’t we trying to lose weight? Ginkgo Biloba is best known for supporting memory function.

With an ingredient lineup like this (even including the eye candy), you’d think I’d jump on the bandwagon recommending Cytolean. Well, I can’t. The Cytolean “proprietary blend” comes to a total of 667 mg…hardly enough to pack all of these ingredients in there with any sort of punch. Remember, for a diet pill to be effective it must do two things: have the ingredients, and have them at at least the minimum amount. Cytolean fails with the latter.

Cytolean’s Science

In their less-than-impressive website, they link to Cytolean Science and this is typical garbage behavior from some companies. They throw together that document with margins thin and line-spacing even thinner, using a font that crams letters together. The result is to throw a document at you that appears science-y but doesn’t actually deliver any real clinical results. Most casual shoppers will see the Cytolean science document and 1) be impressed that there’s “science” behind the pill while also being 2) intimidated by its presentation. This accomplishes Cytolean’s desires of looking like there’s research behind Cytolean while not actually having to present any research.

And if Cytolean did have research behind them, you can bet they would have known that the effective dosages of the ingredients they included are actually much higher than what they’re giving their customers.

The “Feel Good” Cytolean Gotcha!

Cytolean is in a great position with their marketing because they’re really trying to push Cytolean as a pill that does help you burn fat, but also helps you “feel good” (that’s why the phenylethylamine is in there, the “love drug” from chocolate). A lot of the other ingredients in there are supposed to support the absorption of phenylethylamine into the blood stream. The gotcha! comes because “feeling good” is hardly measurable and if it’s not measurable, it’s also not manageable. A diet pill can make the claim “Lose 7 pounds in 2 weeks” and that’s measurable. But how can a customer measure how good they’re feeling compared to how they were feeling before? And please define “good”, “very good”, “great” etc.

Cytolean’s basically making a claim that can’t be verified (until they decide to have some double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized, peer-reviewed studies done to support their claim. And even then, how will the study evaluate if a person is feeling good? I suppose they’ll be able to monitor brain activity and go from there.

Until then Cytolean gets a pass.

Cytolean Review Conclusion

Strong ingredients but there aren’t enough in there to make something happen in all likelihood. The “feel good” effect isn’t measurable, which makes it very hard to verify. Overall, Criticalorie is going to pass on Cytolean until some research is done to determine its effectiveness. At the moment, given the aggregate size of their proprietary blend, it’s fairly safe to assume that its effects would be mediocre at best.