Tuesday 22 September 2009

Slim Seduction - Seducing The Diet Industry With Big Claims

By Ernesto Martinez

Slim Seduction -- The History Behind It

If you're a woman and have been dieting for some time, it's likely you've come across ads on the radio for Slim Seduction, the diet pill that "also" boosts libido. When Global Nutritional Sciences, which has been in business since 1999, first came out with Slim Seduction, the product was only meant to boost libido and nothing else. The manufacturer modified the product's name when it received reports of weight loss from surprised users. Today, the diet pill also claims to liberate cellulite.

How It's Supposed To Be Used

With Slim Seduction, dieters take up to 3 pills twice a day, 30 minutes before a meal or exercising. According to the manufacturer, the weight loss occurs due to the unique combination of ingredients and their affect on your bodies fat storing and fat burning mechanisms.

What's In It

One of the primary ingredients in the pill is citrus aurantium, better known as bitter orange. Bitter orange is a stimulant that has many properties similar to ephedrine, the banned dietary supplement. Their similar properties are also likely to result in similar health risks. Bitter orange is associated with hypertension, arrhythmias and strokes. It can also affect how you metabolize prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Though bitter orange is legal to use, it has not been proven effective at weight loss or appetite suppression.

Slim Seduction does include several ingredients which are known for their weight loss benefits, the most noticeable being green tea extract. Green Tea is a powerful antioxidant and caffeine containing stimulant, well known for its ability to stimulate the metabolism and increase the body's ability to burn fat. Caffeine has also been associated with decreasing appetite and increasing energy. Meaning at each meal you need less food to get full and will reduce your total calorie intake.

There are two more noteworthy ingredients on Slim Seduction's list, and both are herbs native to South Africa. The first, guarana, is a caffeine-containing stimulant that doesn't have a substantial track record when it comes to promoting weight loss. On the other hand, yerba mate has been a popular ingredient in many weight loss supplements and dietary products. It really does tend to hold back the appetite. This is all well and good, except that Slim Seduction's manufacturers claim that these ingredients can help liberate fat stores in the body, which is a rather baseless thing to promise.

Though Slim Seduction makes some questionable claims, green tea and yerba mate are both well accepted for weight loss benefits. However, none of the ingredients listed in the product have any affect on the libido. Calcium included in the formula may help increase fat burning and Dandelion extract works as a diuretic and will remove excess water weight.

Consumer Feedback

Users have complained about Slim Seduction's baseless claims, although some users have reported varying amounts of weight loss. The problem is that it could just as well have been brought about by lifestyle changes, such as a healthier diet and more exercise. Perhaps the most common complaint with regards to Slim Seduction is the fact that some users have been charged for free trials, and have a good share of trouble merely canceling their orders.

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