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