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		<title>Basha Nut Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basha Nut is a diet pill that claims you will &#8220;Start losing 1-2 kg each day as soon as you start taking Basha slimming capsules&#8221; (website). There is no proof to show Basha Nut will do anything for weight loss. In addition, the marketing and website for this product are atrocious. They even publish hundreds [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bashanut.jpg" alt="bashanut" title="bashanut" width="96" height="150" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1783" />Basha Nut is a diet pill that claims you will &#8220;Start losing 1-2 kg each day as soon as you start taking Basha slimming capsules&#8221; (website). There is no proof to show Basha Nut will do anything for weight loss. In addition, the marketing and website for this product are atrocious. They even publish hundreds of bad reviews about the product on their own website! This Basha Nut review will reveal all the pathetic sides to Basha Nut to (hopefully) keep you from buying it.</p>
<h3>Basha Nut Ingredients</h3>
<p>Basha Nut contains the following ingredients:<br />
<strong>Basha Fruit extract<br />
Lotus Leaf extract<br />
Cassia Seed</strong><br />
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None of these ingredients has been proven to cause weight loss in humans. If you want to lose weight, go with a diet pill that contains clinically proven ingredients in the necessary amounts.</p>
<h3>Basha Nut Free Trial</h3>
<p>The Basha Nut website touts a free trial (actually it says &#8220;free trail&#8221;). They give a 5 minute countdown, making you think you only have 5 minutes to cash in on the trial. However, if you refresh the page the countdown starts over.<br />
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The website hides the details of the trial in the fine print. Here is the scoop: you have 15 days to cancel your free trial. If you do not cancel within the 15 days you are enrolled in autoship (meaning they automatically ship you more Basha Nut diet pills every month and charge your credit card) and charged $79.95 per month. This is WAY too much money for a diet pill that has no science behind it.</p>
<h3>Basha Nut Marketing</h3>
<p>The Basha Nut website has several before and after photos of people who have supposedly lost weight using Basha Nut. However, the heads are either cropped out of the photos or the faces are blacked out.<br />
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There is no way to tell if it is even the same person in the before and after photos.<br />
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Much of the Basha Nut website is dedicated to convincing prospective customers they should distribute Basha Nut (to earn money). If you get your friends to sign up you get 2 free boxes of Basha Nut.<br />
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The Basha Nut website claims, &#8220;As of December 18, a total of 8500 customers shared their experiences of Loss weight.&#8221; The interesting thing is that when you look through the posts from customers, nearly all are negative reports about Basha Nut. What company litters their website with degrading comments? It just makes no business sense.<br />
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The Basha Nut website also seems to have been made by someone who does not speak English. There are dozens of blatant spelling and grammatical errors on the website.</p>
<h3>Basha Nut Customer Service</h3>
<p>I attempted to contact the Basha Nut customer service department. The website lists no customer service phone number, only an email address. I sent an email with questions about ingredients, but several days later they still have not replied.</p>
<h3>Basha Nut Conclusion</h3>
<p>This Basha Nut review finds Basha Nut diet pills are not worth your time or money. There is no scientific evidence to show Basha Nut will actually cause weight loss. It is far too expensive. The website is pathetic and there is no customer service. Do not bother with this product.</p>
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		<title>Solo Slim Review</title>
		<link>http://www.criticalorie.com/2009/solo-slim-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet Pill Reviews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[citrus aurantium]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solo Slim is a diet pill that &#8220;suppresses and curbs your appetite and boosts your metabolism in a healthy, all–natural way with no harmful chemicals or drugs&#8221; (website). This Solo Slim review will determine how valid these claims actually are and help you determine if Solo Slim diet pills are right for you.
Solo Slim Ingredients
Glucommanan [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/solo-slim.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-777" title="solo-slim" src="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/solo-slim.jpg" alt="" width="97" height="151" /></a>Solo Slim is a diet pill that &#8220;suppresses and curbs your appetite and boosts your metabolism in a healthy, all–natural way with no harmful chemicals or drugs&#8221; (website). This Solo Slim review will determine how valid these claims actually are and help you determine if Solo Slim diet pills are right for you.</p>
<h3>Solo Slim Ingredients</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/glucomannan-review/" >Glucommanan </a>is a dietary fiber that has been shown to contribute to weight loss when used in doses of 2-4 grams per day. Solo Slim does not list how much glucommanan it contains; it is highly unlikely that Solo Slim diet pills contain enough glucommanan to cause weight loss.</p>
<p>Lotus leaf is used to cure various ailments, but it does not contribute to weight loss.</p>
<p>Fucoxanthin comes from brown sea weed. It has only been tested on rats and mice. Even those tests did not show weight loss.</p>
<p>Citrus Aurantium <a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/synephrine-review/" >Synephrine </a>has been proven to contribute to weight loss. When looking at synephrine, the important thing to note is the concentration of synephrine included. Since Solo Slim does not list the concentration of synephrine, this Solo Slim review cannot determine if the synephrine is enough to be effective.</p>
<p>Hawthorne Hyperosides does not cause weight loss.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/carnitine-review/" >L-Carnitine</a> Tartrate supposedly breaks down fats, but there is no evidence to back this up.</p>
<p>Decaffeinated Green Tea&#8211;<a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/green-tea-review/" >Green tea</a> has been proven to contribute to weight loss. However, this is due to the caffeine it contains. Thus, decaffeinated green tea will do nothing for weight loss.</p>
<h3>Solo Slim Cost</h3>
<p>Solo Slim diet pills cost $39.99  for a one month supply. Although this is about an average price for a diet pill, it is too much for Solo Slim. There is no reason to believe Solo Slim will actually cause weight loss. It does contain two proven ingredients, but Solo Slim fails to disclose the amounts of these ingredients. This is usually done because only a trace amount of each ingredient is included.</p>
<h3>Solo Slim Guarantee</h3>
<p>Solo Slim has a money back guarantee, if you can call it that. They require that you use Solo Slim for a full 30 days and then return unused portion for a refund. If you follow these instructions, the bottle will be gone after the 30 days and you will have nothing left to return.</p>
<h3>Solo Slim Marketing</h3>
<p>The Solo Slim website contains the typical testimonials and before and after photos. Most companies included doctored before and after photos, but the Solo Slim photos are a little different. There is not much difference between the before photos and the after photos. That says that either they don&#8217;t know how to doctor photos or that they use real photos  (since there is little chance Solo Slim will actually cause weight loss results).</p>
<h3>Solo Slim Conclusion</h3>
<p>This Solo Slim review finds Solo Slim diet pills are no different from countless others. It contains a couple proven ingredients, but it fails to disclose how much of each ingredient is included. Save yourself some money and grief; look for a diet pill that includes proven ingredients in proven amounts.</p>
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