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Hydroxycut
Hydroxycut
is one of the most popular fat-burners on the market. It's manufactured
by a company called MuscleTech, which spends millions of dollars
a year advertising and promoting its products in magazines and
TV.
The most active ingredients in Hydroxycut are Ephedrine, Caffeine
and Aspirin (ECA). Like other ECA-based products, Hydroxycut works
by inducing thermogenesis (the production of heat), which speeds
up your metabolism and burns calories. Hydroxycut also has an
appetite-suppressing effect, so you feel less hungry and therefore
eat less.
The most powerful component in ECA-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 and aspirin. It's true that caffeine is also a fairly
good thermogenic compound, but it hardly measures up to ephedrine.
(For a more detailed discussion of how Hydroxycut works, see
Does Hydroxycut Work).
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.
When aspirin – 300 mg of it per each ephedrine/caffeine
dose – is thrown into the equation, the results are further
enhanced.
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 Hydroxycut 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
There has recently been a change in the Hydroxycut formulation.
Three capsules of the "new improved" version contain
2.9 gm of a proprietary blend of thermogenics along with 300 mcg
of chromium picolinate. The blend includes Garcinia cambogia fruit
and rind standardized to 1,000 mg of hydroxycitric acid (HCA);
green tea extract standardized for 90 mg of epigallocatechin gallate
as well as guarana seed extract, producing a total caffeine content
of 200 mg; ma huang extract standardized for 20 mg of ephedra
alkaloids; purple and white willow bark extract standardized for
15 mg salicin; and L-carnitine tartrate.
Dosage Information
Take 3 capsules with a glass of water 2 times daily, approximately
1 hour before meals (preferably before morning and afternoon meals).
To assess individual tolerance, follow the dosing chart below.
(Week 1)... 1 capsule, twice daily
(Week 2)... 2 capsules, twice daily
(Week 3 & beyond)... 3 capsules, twice daily
For maximum fat loss, take 3 capsules, 3 times daily (third dose
before dinner). Do not exceed 3 capsules in a 4-hour period and
9 capsules in a day. Do not take within 6 hours of sleep. Read
the entire label before use and follow directions.
For more information
about Hydroxycut, see the following parts of this review:
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