There are a plethora of products on the market that claim to be “fat burners” or “fat metabolisers” and each of these products contain a list of ingredients ranging from herbs and spices all the way to dangerous experimental substances, most of which have no right to be in a fat loss supplement. At last, there is a fat loss supplement that is both safe and truly effective, XL Flux, containing the only two ingredients that have been shown to burn fat and reduce fat gain. The first of which, Caffeine, is known the world over, used in a variety of products it is the world’s most consumed drug. However in a specific form, Caffeine Anhydrous, as used in XL Flux, it can be an effective fat metaboliser, primarily by increasing our endogenous levels of dopamine (Cauli & Morelli, 2005), an important neurotransmitter related to appetite and satiety. With research indicating that there is a relationship between low dopamine and obesity (Wang et al, 2001), maintain adequate levels of dopamine is essential to maintain a lean physique. An added benefit to those on a diet comes from the fact that caffeine helps to reduce appetite (Yang et al, 1997), easing those who tend to find it hard to resist the temptation of snacks and treats. On top of this caffeine also improves exercise performance (Bell & McLellan, 2003) and improves cognitive performance, especially after intense exercise (Hogervorst et al, 1999). These benefits make caffeine a truly holistic fat burning ingredient.

Our second ingredient is perhaps one of the most effective fat loss agents yet typically is the most under dosed in all fat loss products. Green tea has been consumed for thousands of years in a variety of forms, within XL Flux, we have included Green Tea Extract (GTE) a specially concentrated form of Green Tea, yielding one of the highest catechin percentages on the market. It is these catechins, specifically EGCG, that yield GTE’s fat burning effects, such as increasing lipolysis (Dulloo et al, 1999), the breakdown of fat and reducing lipogenesis (Mori & Hasegawa, 2003), the creation of new fats, thus supplementing with green tea elicits an increase in fat burning with a concomitant decrease in fat storage. Combined with these direct fat burning properties, GTE also reduces circulating levels of cholecystokinin (CCK) (Kao, Hiipakka & Lias, 2000) which acts as a hunger signaller; thus reducing appetite, and inhibits gastric lipase, the enzymes used to digest fat, thus reducing fat storage directly (Chantre & Lairon, 2002).

Green tea also contains a laundry list of other micro ingredients including chlorophyll, pheophytin, beta carotene, vitamin C and lutein (Ohe, Marutani, & Nakase, 1999) each of which present with a range of added health benefits.

The two ingredients contained within XL Flux are absolutely the only products that are proven to work as a fat loss agent. Do not be fooled by clever marketing and false claims suggesting that other products are effective or act otherwise. What’s more, the correct dose of these products is essential to unlock their fat burning properties, XL Flux contains the optimal levels of each substance to achieve this both safely and effectively.

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