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Black Grape Review

Susan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:17:35 +0000

Black Grape is a diet drink that claims it will improve overall wellness, increase metabolism, and improve energy. This Black Grape review will detail the ingredients contained in Black Grape as well as give you an idea of what you can expect from this product.

Black Grape Ingredients

Niacin (20 mg) does not cause weight loss.
Vitamin B6 (5 mg) is important to good health, but it does not contribute to weight loss.
Vitamin B12 (4.8 mcg) is another important vitamin, but it will not cause weight loss.
Pantothenic Acid (5 mg) is also known as Vitamin B5. It does not cause weight loss.
Taurine (1000 mg) is often added to energy drinks, but it does nothing for weight loss.
L-Leucine (1000 mg) helps slow muscle degeneration. It sounds like a broken record, but this ingredient does not cause weight loss.
Natural Caffeine (75 mg) is an effective ingredient, but Black Grape does not contain enough to cause weight loss.
Green Tea (50 mg) is an excellent, scientifically proven ingredient. In order for green tea to be effective at causing weight loss, it has to be taken in doses of 300 mg per day. That means you would have to drink 6 cans of Black Grape every day to get enough green tea to cause weight loss.
Guarana Seed (42 mg) has been shown to contribute to weight loss, but ONLY when combined with Damiana and Yerba Mate, neither of which is contained in Black Grape. Therefore, this Black Grape review finds the Guarana contained in Black Grape will not cause weight loss.
Resveratrol (20 mg) is simply another fad. It has not been proven to cause weight loss.

Black Grape Cost

Black Grape costs $49.95 for a case of 24 cans. If you drink 2 cans per day, Black Grape will cost you over $120 per month. This is ridiculous. There is no reason to believe that Black Grape will actually cause weight loss. Put your money into a product that will actually result in weight loss.

Black Grape Guarantee

The Black Grape website touts a guarantee. However, it is pathetic to say the least. You can get a refund on any unused cans if you return them within 5 days of receiving them. There is no way to know if a product is working after only 5 days (except that there is no scientific evidence to show Black Grape will actually work). So, if you do choose to purchase Black Grape, know that you will not get a refund if you wait more than 5 days.

Black Grape Affiliate Program

Like dozens of other diet products, Black Grape offers an Affiliate Program. It is a multi-level marketing company. Basically you get other people to buy the product and you earn $9 per case they buy. Maybe you can earn some money from Black Grape, but you won’t lose weight by using it.

Black Grape Customer Service

Black Grape has no customer service phone number. I contacted them for more information, but they still have not responded after 3 days. I am always suspicious of companies that make it impossible to contact them. It makes me wonder if they are hiding something.

Black Grape Conclusion

This Black Grape review finds this product is way too expensive. There is no reason to believe Black Grape will cause weight loss. Go with a diet product that includes clinically proven ingredients in the necessary amounts.

PantoSure Plus Review

Susan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:42:48 +0000

PantoSure Plus is “the fat loss catalyst and metabolism maximizer that provides a natural way for losing weight fast” (website). This PantoSure Plus review will detail the ingredients contained in PantoSure Plus as well as highlight the cost and supposed guarantee offered by the manufacturer. In the end, we are confident you will see PantoSure Plus is just another diet pill out to empty your wallet.

PantoSure Plus Ingredients

Pantothenic Acid (500 mg) is also known as Vitamin B5. It does not cause weight loss.
L-Leucine (40 mg) slows muscle degradation, but it does nothing for weight loss.
Magnesium Citrate (10 mg)
Magnesium Oxide (10 mg)
Magnesium Glycinate (10 mg)
Vitamin B6 (5 mg) is important to good health, but it does not contribute to weight loss.
Vitamin B12 (5 mg) is also a necessary vitamin, but it does not cause weight loss.

This PantoSure plus review finds there is no reason to believe PantoSure Plus diet pills will cause weight loss. As you can see, there is NOTHING in PantoSure Plus that has been proven to contribute to weight loss. Don’t waste your time or money on this product.

PantoSure Plus Cost

PantoSure Plus diet pills cost $21.95 for a one month supply, with a discount for bulk purchases. This is relatively inexpensive compared to other diet pills. However, considering there is no scientific proof that PantoSure Plus actually contributes to weight loss, any amount is too much to pay for PantoSure Plus.

PantoSure Plus Guarantee

PantoSure Plus is manufactured by Strictly Health Corporation. They offer a 30 day guarantee on unopened bottles only. This means you have to buy more than one bottle in order to get a refund.

You also have to jump through hoops to get your money refunded (calling customer service, obtaining an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number). Furthermore, any company offering only a 30 day guarantee does not put much faith in their product. It is hard to know how your body will react to a diet pill after only 30 days.

We prefer diet pills that offer a 90 day guarantee (and those that actually contain ingredients that will cause weight loss).

PantoSure Plus Conclusion

This PantoSure Plus review finds PantoSure Plus diet pills are not worth your time or money. They contain nothing that will cause weight loss. In addition, their supposed guarantee is worthless. PantoSure Plus, despite what the company claims, will not maximize your metabolism nor will it cause any weight loss at all.

Do you really want to lose weight without trying dozens of ineffective diet pills? Get it right the first time by going with a diet pill that contains scientifically proven ingredients in the necessary amounts. Read through our recommended products for diet pills that will give you the weight loss results you are looking for.

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.