Melt Rx Ultra Fat Burner Review

When I settled down to review Melt Rx, "the world's strongest ephedra-free fat burner, appetite suppressant and stress reliever", I knew right off that I was in for an entertaining time. After all, the "sales" pages were chock-full of unsubstantiated claims like this one...

"The key ingredients in MeltRx Ultra are backed by over 30 published clinical studies which clearly demonstrated significant weight loss."

Oh yeah? Let's see them, please!

Here's another beauty...

"...you liberate yourself from obsessing over food and lose weight without dieting or counting calories while supercharging and prolonging your body's natural fat burning capabilities."

Yawn. And another...

"... if you use MeltRx 24 Ultra™ fat-melting pills and do not experience the same fast, significant, effortless weight loss experienced by thousands of delighted users, just return the empty bottle within 30 days."

Claims of fast, effortless weight loss is one of the things the FTC warns consumers about in this press release about their Big Fat Lie campaign. Unfortunately, losing weight is never fast or effortless. Any company claiming that it is, simply does not have your best interests at heart.

Ready for one more?...

"You won't find galangal rhizome and Coleus forskohlii in other nationally sold weight loss products because MeltRx Ultra is the first to recognize the value of these clinically proven ingredients."

Um, actually you will. Coleus forskohlii is common in many fat burners. And while the effects of coleus forskohlii and a corresponding positive effect on weight loss have been established in one study (Journal of Obesity Research August 2005, "Body Composition and Hormonal Adaptations Associated With Forskolin Consumption In Overweight and Obese Men"), the results were not overwhelming.

As far as galangal rhizome (Chinese ginger) goes, early evidence indicates it may inhibit fatty-acid synthase, but there's no real evidence its helpful for weight loss at this time.

So what's in Melt RX?

Melt Rx contains a vitamin blend and three complexes -- the "Galangal Proprietary Blend," the "Meltpro™ Proprietary blend" and the "Maespro™ Proprietary blend."

To be honest, there are some worthwhile ingredients in this compilation -- green tea, alpha lipoic acid, vanadium, banaba leaf extract, and gymnema sylvestre all can provide benefits to any fat burning formula. However, because they are "lumped together" in a proprietary blend its hard to determine whether there is enough of any one ingredient to elicit any sort of effect.

Melt Rx also contains ingredients useful for mental focus and mood -- ginko, velvet bean extract, 5-HTP and rhodiola rosea root to be exact. Once again though, it's hard to tell whether these ingredients are "window dressing" or there's actually enough there to elicit a response.

In the end, I'm a little skeptical about Melt-Rx. Although some elements of the formula aren't too bad, the claims they make on their web site are "over the top" and not based on any sound clinical data. If were a potential consumer, I'd be extremely wary... why not sell the product on the basis of its own merits?

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