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Muscletech
Hydroxycut - New Packaging, New Formula
Muscletech Hydroxycut Review
October 2005
Some of you may noticed that Muscletech's
Hydroxycut diet pill recently went through some big
changes, notably its packaging. You may wonder is
this merely a cosmetic change, or has the formula
itself been changed as well? Let's take a quick look
at the new Hydroxycut. You can read about the older
versions of Hydroxycut here:
Muscletech Hydroxycut Packaging
Originally, Hydroxycut came in 70,
140, and 210 pill bottle sizes, but with the new packaging,
it comes in a 100cap and 150cap bottle sizes. See
below:
 
The old look
The
new look
As you can see, its quite a big
change. Nonetheless, how the outside looks doesn't
really concern us, it's what's inside that matters.
So, lets take a quick review of the new Hydroxycut
ingredients and see if there are any changes.
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Hydroxycut Ingredients
Below are the listed ingredients
of the new Hydroxycut formula:
Serving Size
2 Capsules
Servings Per Bottle 50
Calcium (as hydroxycitrate) 156mg
Chromium (as polynicotinate) 133mcg
Potassium (as hydroxycitrate) 218mg
*Hydroxagen
Plus 1.32g
- Garcinia cambogia extract (fruit
and rind) (standardized for 60% hydroxycitrate acid
- Gymnema sylvestre extract (leaf)
standardized for 25%gymnemic acids
- Soy phospholipids (supplying
phosphatidyl ethanolamine (NOPE), phosphatidyl serine,
phosphatidyl choline
- Rhodiola rosea extract (standardized
for 5% rosalins)
- Withania somnifera extract (root)
(standardized for 1.5% withanolides
**Hydroxy Tea 414mg
- Green Tea extract (as camellia
sinensis)(leaf) supplying polyphenols, catechins,
epigallocatechin gallate- 91mg EGCG
- Caffeine anhydrous
- White Tea Extract (as Camellia
sinensis)(leaf) standardized for 50% polyphenols,
35% catechins, 15% EGCG
- Oolong Tea Extract (as Camellia
sinensis)(leaf) standardized for 50% polyphenols,
25% catechins, 15% EGCG - 200mg of caffeine
Other ingredients:
hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose,
polyvinylpyrrolidone croscarmellose sodium, vegetable
stearine, magnesium stearate, coating, silica, acesulfame-potassium,
maltodextrin, propylene oxide.
Suggested use:
As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules with a glass
of water 3 times daily approximately 30-60 minutes
before meals. Do not exceed 2 caps in a four hour
period and/or 6 caps in a 24 hour period. Do not take
within 5 hours of bedtime. See bottle for complete
instructions.
I won't go in details about the
ingredients here, since the other Hydroxycut articles
covers most of them (see the links above). But let's
quickly compare the major ingredient differences between
this new version and the old version.
New Hydroxycut Compared to Old
Hydroxycut Version
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Old
Hydroxycut
Serving Size (cap) 3
Servings Per Bottle 46
Calcium (mg) 265
Chrom. Picol. (mcg) 133
Potassium (mg) 249
*Hydroxagen Plus (g) 1.7
**Hydroxy Tea (mg) 406 |
New
Hydroxycut
Serving Size 2 Capsules
Servings Per Bottle 50
Calcium (as hydroxycitrate) 156mg
Chromium 133mcg
Potassium (as hydroxycitrate) 218mg
*Hydroxagen Plus 1.32g
**Hydroxy Tea 414mg |
The first thing you'll notice is that the pills per
serving are smaller. The old version requires 3 caps,
while the new version needs just 2 caps, which is
a plus for those that doesn't enjoy swallowing pills
too much. However, one thing to note here is that
the overall daily serving pills remains the same -
don't be fooled into thinking that just because serving
sizes are smaller that you end up taking less pills
daily. With the old version, it was 3 pills per serving
twice daily (3 pills X 2 = 6 pills). With the new
version, it's now 2 pills per serving 3 times daily
(2 pills X 3 = 6pills). So on a daily basis, you're
still taking the same amount of pills.
Going down the list, everything else looks pretty
similar. With different serving sizes, you would of
course expect the ingredient amounts to vary slightly
as well. On a total daily intake basis, it's apparent
that Muscletech increased the serving amounts of Hydroxagen
Plus and Hydroxy Tea, which are the key ingredients
in Hydroxycut. Take a look at the differences in these
2 ingredient mixes below:
Hydroxagen Plus and Hydroxy Tea Compared
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*Hydroxagen
Plus 1.7g
- garcinia cambogia extract
- glucomannan,
- alpha lipoic acid,
- willow bark extract,
- l-carnitine.
Total daily 1.7g X 2 = 3.4g
**Hydroxy Tea 406mg
- green tea leaf extract,
- caffeine,
- guarana extract (standardized
for 200mg caffeine).
Total daily 406mg X 2 = 812mg |
*Hydroxagen
Plus 1.32g
- Garcinia cambogia extract
- Gymnema sylvestre extract
- Soy phospholipids
- Rhodiola rosea extract
- Withania somnifera extract
Total daily 1.32g X 3 = 3.96g
**Hydroxy Tea 414mg
- Green Tea extract
- Caffeine anhydrous
- White Tea Extract
- Oolong Tea Extract
Total daily 414mg X 3 = 1242mg |
Looking at above, you'll see some noticeable changes
in ingredients in both Hydroxagen Plus and Hydroxy
Tea. The new Hydroxycut now contains Gymnema sylvestre
extract (GSE), Soy phospholipids, Rhodiola rosea extract,
Withania somnifera extract white tea and oolong tea
extracts.
Gymnema sylvestre
extract - native to the tropical regions
of India. Has been promoted as an appetite suppressant
and weight-loss agent. People in India with diabetes
has chewed the leaves to help control blood sugar
for generations. No more needs to be said about this.
Take a look at the following study done:
Study
on Gymnema sylvestre extract
If you don't like to
read these types of studies, here's the conclusion
quoted:
CONCLUSION: The
present study shows that optimal doses of HCA-SX
and, to a greater degree, the combination of HCA-SX,
NBC and GSE (Gymnema sylvestre extract) can serve
as an effective and safe weight-loss formula that
can facilitate a reduction in excess body weight
and BMI, while promoting healthy blood lipid levels.
Rhodiola rosea extract
- has its origins in Eastern Europe and Asia, and
has been used in traditional medicine to stimulate
the nervous system, decrease depression, reduce fatigue,
and prevent high altitude sickness.
There are claims that Rhodiola can
help weight loss by activating hormone sensitive lipase,
which plays a key role in the break down of fat stored
in adipose tissue; however, I was unable to find any
studies to substantiate such claims. On a positive
note, I did manage to find studies that support the
claims that Rhodiola can improve endurance exercise
capacity, which would lead one to think that this
would enhance your workouts to promote more effective
weight loss. Here's the study:
Rhodiola
rosea extract study
Again, if you don't feel like reading
it, here's the conclusion quoted directly from the
study:
CONCLUSION: Acute Rhodiola
rosea intake can improve endurance exercise capacity
in young healthy volunteers. This response was not
altered by prior daily 4-week Rhodiola intake.
When's all said and done, the bottom
line of it is how well the new Hydroxycut works? That,
I do not have the answer to at the moment. However,
if you have used the new hydroxycut, please share
your review of it on our reviews
site here. This link will take you to the user
reviews page of Muscletech Hydroxycut. You can also
read other users' feedback on hydroxycut as well.
To try the new Hydroxycut, please click the link below:
>> Click here for Hydroxycut Advanced
>> Click here for Hydroxycut Hardcore X
>> Click here for Hydroxycut Max Advanced for Women |
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