Once America's No1 selling Weight-Loss brand but how good is Hydroxycut Advanced?

Hydroxycut was America’s best selling weight loss supplement brand 2007-2008. It is one of the most well recognized and highly regarded weight loss products available, or at least it was before the FDA warned dieters to immediately cease using Hydroxycut diet pills after reports of serious liver damage and at least one death were linked to its use.

The Canadian made product was immediately recalled and has since been reformulated and re-released under the name Hydroxycut Advanced with alternatives like Proactol and Phen375 taking it’s place as best selling weight loss pills.

The following Hydroxycut Advanced review deals with this new product and assesses whether it really works as well as its pervious incarnation.

What is Hydroxycut Advanced?

As previously stated, Hydroxycut has long been one of the most prominent weight loss brands on the market. Classified as a fat burner, Its original formula was hugely successful but its ingredients included Ephedra. When this substance was banned by the FDA, Hydroxycut was released as an Ephedra free product featuring ingredients which supposedly worked in a similar way to Ephedra but without the side effects.

The product sold well, had better than average feedback from customers and things seemed to be going fine until April 2009 when the FDA released its warning. Iovate Health Sciences, the company behind the Hydroxycut brand initiated a voluntary recall of certain products in the Hydroxycut range. All of the products recalled had their herbal ingredients and extracts replaced in the new formulas currently available.

How Does Hydroxycut Advanced Work?

The new formula Hydroxycut Advanced contains numerous natural ingredients. These natural ingredients include goji extract, acerola extract and blueberries which act as antioxidants.

Like many other weight loss pills the new Hydroxycut Advanced supplement contains its own proprietary blend of ingredients so it is although we know what ingredients it contains, we are unaware of the amounts. The reason for this is primarily to stop imitation products from flooding the market but the problem is it becomes extremely difficult to assess the potential benefits and effects of the pill in question.

Is Hydroxycut Advanced proven?

We found no studies specifically dedicated to Hydroxycut’s new advanced formulation, the official Hydroxycut website does not feature any endorsements from doctors or nutritional experts either. Although backed by Clinical Trials its a long way short from the Nationally certified medical advice for weight management with CE stamp of approval which Proactol has.

Who is Hydroxycut Advanced for?

• Loyal followers of the Hydroxycut brand
• People who want to blend an anti-oxidant supplement with a diet pill

Hydroxycut Advanced Side Effects

The original Hydroxycut Advanced (pre 2009) had a heavy reliance on caffeine which resulted in a long list of related side-effects including nervousness, tremors, anxiety, palpitations, difficulty sleeping and increased heart rate. This new Hydroxycut Advanced formula is 99% caffeine free (each serving contains approximately 4mg of caffeine) and relies on other ingredients including Decaffeinated Green Coffee Bean Extract and Goji Fruit Extract.

It would seem that Hydroxycut Advanced is now relatively safe but we cannot be 100% sure because it seems not to have undergone any meaningful testing. At the time of writing, we found no reports of serious side effects from users of this new formulation of Hydroxycut Advanced but it is somewhat worrying not knowing the exact amount of ingredients due to the use of a proprietary blend.

Hydroxycut Advanced Bad Points

• New formulation may not have undergone enough testing
• No clinical trials of the actual product
• Ingredient list seems rather lightweight
• The use of a proprietary blend means we don’t know the exact amount of ingredients it contains

Hydroxycut Advanced Good Points

• Antioxidant benefits
• Potential short-term metabolism boosting benefits
• Contains Vitamins and Minerals

Hydroxycut Advanced Review Verdict

After the recall, Hydroxycut re-released products extremely swiftly with new formulations and you have to wonder whether adequate testing was undergone before their release. Judging from the Hydroxycut Advanced user reviews, it can work for some people but with some side-effects.

Where to buy Hydroxycut Advanced

There are better weight loss pills available but if you want to try it, Hydroxycut Advanced is available in the UK and USA.

There are slightly different versions of Hydroxycut Advanced depending on where you order from;