Diet Fuel
Diet Fuel
is advertised as a "state-of-the-art thermogenic formula."
It is made by Twinlab, which has an entire line of metabolic enhancers.
Diet Fuel combines ephedrine and caffeine with a variety of thermogenic
enhancers, including hydroxycitric acid, chromium picolinate,
L-carnitine, phosphates, and an herbal blend made from green tea,
citrus bioflavonoids, ginger root and cayenne.
The most active ingredients in Diet Fuel are ephedrine and caffeine.
Like other ephedrine/caffeine-based products, Diet Fuel works
by inducing thermogenesis (the production of heat), which speeds
up your metabolism and burns calories. It also has an appetite-suppressing
effect, so you feel less hungry and therefore eat less. (For a
more detailed discussion of how Diet Fuel works, see Does
Diet Fuel Work).
The most powerful component in ephedrine/caffeine-based supplements
is ephedrine. It's long been regarded as a fairly potent thermogenic
compound, but it was found to be even more effective when combined
with caffeine. It's true that caffeine is also a fairly good thermogenic
compound, but it hardly measures up to ephedrine.
When these two nutrients are combined in fairly specific ratios
— 200 mg caffeine to 20 mg ephedrine (taken three times daily)
— the results are synergistic. In other words, the effects
of each are greater than the sum of their individual effects.
In fact, studies show that the combination of ephedrine and a
precise ratio of caffeine speeds up the metabolism and enhances
fat loss. The ephedrine/caffeine combination produces a synergistic
fat-burning effect that is even more effective than the once-popular
diet pills Fen-Phen and Redux.
Although for most people Diet Fuel is quite safe, if you have
a history of heart or thyroid disease or drug abuse, an enlarged
prostate or high blood pressure, you should definitely check with
your doctor before you take this product.
Ingredients and Dosage Information
Ingredients
Three hard gelatin capsules contain 334 mg of ma huang extract
standardized for 20 mg of ephedra alkaloids, 909 mg of guarana
seed extract with a caffeine content of 200 mg, 500 mg of Garcinia
cambogia extract, 200 mcg of chromium picolinate, 100 mg of L-carnitine
and 100 mg of potassium and magnesium phosphate in a natural thermogenic
herbal base containing green tea, citrus bioflavonoids, ginger
root and cayenne.
Dosage Information
Take 3 capsules with a glass of water 3 times daily
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about Diet Fuel, see the following parts of this review:
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