Xenadrine EFX Review: Miracle Fat Burner?

Do you remember Cybergenics? Well Cytodyne is the spawn of the old Cybergenics company and they have now released Xenadrine EFX their new ephedrine free weight loss product. No one can ever deny that Cybergenics was not one of the great supplement "marketing" companies back in the day. However, many of their products tended to fall short beyond the marketing hype. Let's see if Cytodyne has broken that mold with Xenadrine EFX and developed a weight loss product that is worthy of all the claims. Xenadrine EFX claims to be a clinically proven potent ephedra free thermogenic "fat burner" that is capable of increasing an individual's metabolic rate. My immediate concern after initial analysis of the Cytodyne Xenadrine EFX formula is that it appears that the formulator of Xenadrine EFX may have confused the definition of increased metabolic rate with over stimulation. Giving the Xenadrine EFX product the benefit of the doubt wasn't difficult for me because although their formula seemed somewhat light from an ingredient quality perspective, I had to give them kudos for their conceptual efforts. The manufacturers of Xenadrine EFX have incorporated some fancy names for the proprietary blends they used like Isotherm and Thermodyne, keeping in the back of your mind they are just names and don't have any influence on the performance of the formula. They also decided to utilize synonyms that had a more appealing or technical look to them instead of using the more common names, for instance the "3,3',4'5, 7-pentahydroxy-flavone, which is commonly known as Quercetin. I also have considerable concern regarding their label claim that Xenadrine EFX is "clinically proven," you would assume that this meant proven to support weight loss or management and the ability to burn fat. After recognizing this I sourced the clinical papers they so kindly made available on their web site. After reviewing the papers, it was clear that such a label claim could not be supported, and that it was a bit confusing to the consumer. What the label could say is "Clinically Proven to be Safe for 14 days," which reflects the design of the Xenadrine EFX papers. The research doesn't show any evidence of increasing the rate of fat lipolysis or any catalytic potential, it does show an increase in resting heart rate and thermogenic potential, supporting greater calories utilized. This evidence may support the prevention of weight gain under the direction of a controlled diet and exercise program. They seem to state the obvious in two of the papers available; "Weight control is mandated by two methods: reducing energy intake or increasing energy expenditure" now this is profound! In order to truly raise basal metabolic activity in order to burn fat is to directly stimulate or support the Thyroid hormone T3, which effectively oxidizes fat producing energy. This is one of the weaknesses of the Xenadrine EFX formula. There is no component(s) in Xenadrine EFX to support fat metabolism directly. After a further evaluation of the formula I agree with the utilization of the