Hydroxycut Acai

It looks like Hydroxycut has gone more natural.  Their products usually rely on more stimulant based supplements to try and burn those pounds.  With Hydroxycut Acai, they’ve gone with a more natural approach, listing as the main ingredients several types of vitamin B’s and the acai extract.   But let’s not be completely fooled here, this isn’t a completely natural and organic product.

Caffeine Anhydrous

Consider this from their “warnings label”:

One serving (4 capsules) of this product contains about as much caffeine as one-and-one half cups of coffee (150mg). Caffeine sensitive individuals may experience the following symptoms, including (but not limited to), restlessness, nervousness, tremors, headache, anxiety, palpitations, increased heart rate, or difficulty sleeping.

Caffeine anhydrous is what gives this product its power.  I don’t want to appear negative nellie here, there’s nothing wrong with caffeine anhydrous, in fact it’s one of the more effective weight loss ingredients you’ll find in a diet pill.  It’s just worth pointing out that stimulants are still a vital part in making this product work.

The vitamins are all fantastic and contain a lot of health benefits. Now, with acai is where things get interesting. The jury is still out on just what kind of roll this product plays in weigh loss.  There’s no doubt about its health benefits; those benefits are numerous. They can range from antioxidants to fiber; acai is a super healthy food.

But in weight loss it’s thought to do 3 things.  Boost the metabolism, suppress the appetite and act as an energy booster.   Just how effective the berry is at doing these 3 things is where the argument begins.

The Good:

  • May suppress the appetite
  • May increase the body’s metabolic rate
  • Is an attempt at a more natural approach to weight loss

The Bad:

  • Still relies on caffeine to get the job done
  • Dosages amounts are listed for only some of the ingredients
  • Could lead to adverse side effects

The way we see it

$16 seems like a good deal. But remember that one bottle contains 60 caps but you’re required to take 4 capsules daily.  That means one bottle only lasts 15 days.  So for a 30-day’s supply, it will cost you closer to $30.

Because it fails to list the amounts for some of the ingredients, I have a hard time looking past that.  I think there are better products available that will do a better job at attacking that unwanted weight.