I came across the info on this on a "fat burners ratings" website. The site seemed to be pretty honest about each different type of pill, and they weren't selling anything. It listed the top ten-and most of them were given pretty crappy ratings, and a "don't waste your money" vote from the author. Most of the products were things I'd heard of, like hydroxycut, zantrex, etc, and they were given a points system based on the score/input given by people who had taken the products. The top rated pills were called Lipovox (just one of those superfoods concentrates) and ephedrasil (no ephedra in it). But the Lipovox was highly rated by voters (in comments) more because of other effects, like clearing up of skin or digestion problems. And the ephedrasil was voted "good results" by users but also noted by the author to be considered to have alot of side effects, and may soon be taken off the market because of them.
Anyway, there was a product on that list I had never heard of, called Lean System 7. It was like number 4 on the list I think, and it had alot of positive comments. It is manufactured by Isatori ? labs, which is the company owned by Sylvester Stallone. The kicker was, it was highly voted for, and claims are made by the company, that the ingredients are better for improvement in body composition than so much for weight loss. As in when dieting, to help you lose body fat and be able to retain muscle. The note by the author is that it helps in keeping the metabolism of a dieter from slowing down that often happens when we restrict calories. I know that does happen-I've read it on many other sites that discuss basal metabolic rates. The best part about this particular one was that there are published double blind studies that prove it's effectiveness, and no wild claims about virtually unattainable results, both of which the author claimed are pretty rare in a supplement. The downside-It does contain bitter orange extract, which some people say is kindof dangerous.
My questions are this.....has anyone ever tried this stuff?
And what is it about bitter orange (citrus aurantium) that is considered to be bad?