Ingredients
Metabolife is a weight-loss diet pill that contains a variety of nutrients and vitamins that blend together that will help you lose weight. The main ingredients that make Metabolife work are caffeine and ephedra. According to the Mayo Clinic, when ephedra is combined with caffeine; it acts as an effective weight loss supplement. Ephedra will speed up your metabolism, allowing you to process your food more quickly. The way caffeine in Metabolife works is that it decreases your fatty-acid levels and provides your body with another fuel source so your body doesn't use up the muscles in your body for energy. The caffeine that Metabolife uses is called guarana seed extract and comes from the Amazon rain forest. There isn't much acid in guarana seed extract, and that prevents your stomach from becoming less irritated.
Function
Metabolife is supposed to work in two different ways. Because it involves the combination of ephedra and caffeine, it produces thermogenesis, causing your body to become hotter and thus speeding up your metabolism and burning calories. Metabolife is also supposed to suppress your appetite by forcing the body to use the caffeine in its product as an energy source. Metabolife recommends taking two or three pills a day on an empty stomach, one hour before eating. You should never exceed eight pills a day.
Warning
There are potential side effects in taking Metabolife. Because it works by using an ephedra and caffeine combination, it can also cause problems in other areas of your body. Thermogenesis in Metabolife, while great for weight loss, can cause you to have an increase in your pulse rate and an elevation of your blood pressure. The FDA actually banned ephedra in 2003, a ruling that has since been rescinded, for being too dangerous to individuals. The FDA reversed its ruling because it was able to establish guidelines and restrictions on ephedra to make it less dangerous to the public. Ephedra is not recommended if you have heart problems, high blood pressure, are pregnant or suffer from panic attacks.
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