Potential problem with Hydroxycut?

[Speedfreak]

I ran across something interesting while looking into some detail on a few Muscletech products this morning. I was looking into the Antosten product they sell, but after realizing that this stuff can shrink your nads, I realized it's not for me. But while I was there, I once again checked out the hydroxycut section of their site, just to see if they'd had anymore updates for warnings since I'd first done research on it.

I found something kind of interesting while looking at the contents. I noticed that it contains chromium picolinate at 250% of the recommended daily value, which sounded to me like a pretty staggering amount. Since it was such a high value, I decided to do a search on the web to see exactly what it was that chromium picolinate did for your body, that would make them put such a high amount into the hydroxycut. Well while I was scanning through headlines on the search engine I use, I ran across one that scared me a little. It mentioned that chromium picolinate had some serious potential side effects. It has to do with DNA and genetic mutations which are caused by the picolinate seperating itself from the chromium, and not exiting your body. If you take this stuff, I encourage you to read this. I'm kind of having second thoughts about continuing to use hydroxycut, even on an occassional basis.

http://www.anndeweesallen.com/dal_ra01.htm

If anyone has anything to counter this information, please do post it. This scares me a little. I'm 22, and would like to have kids someday. I don't want them coming out with three legs or something...

[Ah-nold]

good stuff. thanks for the input.

The article is informative as well as a bit scary. But one thing to look at is that the study suggests that a person taking a dose of 600 mcg for 5 years may then be in danger. That is a very long time to be consuming chromium. Most fat burners are only taken for a maximum of 3 months at a time. If Hydroxcut has something you don't like, then use another product. There are plenty of them out there.

The one thing I found that I liked about the article was that it made a good point for reading the list of ingredients.

As for MuscleTec products, well, I always go for the stuff that doesn't have a big advertising budget. My money is too important to me to spend so products can be hyped beyond belief.

And thanks for the good info on Chromium!

[Speedfreak]

Not a problem on sharing the info. Like I mentioned in another post, this is the first easy to use bulletin board I've found on the web that deals with fitness, and it should be an ideal place for people to find this kind of information.

As for the 600mcg / day for 5 years, I agree that that's a lot. According to the muscletech site, each serving (3 capsules) has 300mcg of chromium picolinate. So by their study, it'd have to be 5 years of taking a full dosage twice a day of hydroxycut to meet their numbers they based their test on. Here's my question though, if you have an extended period of time when you're not taking chromium picolinate, does the picolinate get flushed out of your system, and not leave any lasting side effects?

Are there any med students reading who could help out with this question? It is way beyond the scope of anything I can answer.

I am 22 and recently started taking Hydroxycut. Thank you so much for all the info on Chromium Picolinate.
My question is, are there any other suppliments out there (that slow cravings & increasing energy) that do not contain CP?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Steve]

My question is, are there any other suppliments out there (that slow cravings & increasing energy) that do not contain CP?

There sure is....have you tried ECA?? I love the stuff!
I have mine made up in a pharmacy and since it's hard to get Ephedrine in Brazil, I use the herb version - Ephedra(Ma Huang).

Ephedra 400mg
Caffiene 200mg
Apirine 100mg

Steve

[ilyas]

I tried that ephidrine, caffeine, aspirin for a while and it made my penis go limp!
I kid you not, it affected my ***ual performance so I stopped taking it.

[Steve]

Hehehe...yeah, Ephedrine has that effect on some. But I use the herb version....no limp noodle here!

Steve

Sounds like you guys should try horny goat weed for the ole noodle. Maybe that will help overcome the sides.

[ilyas]

I think it''s more the caffeine that makes you go limp.
Priorities!
I'd rather be average looking and be an animal in the sack rather than ripped with a limp noodle!

Horny goat weed? We still don't know the long term effects of this stuff when you eventually stop taking it. That's one department I wouldn't take risks with.

I would have to think that the biggest side effect is that you get mentally dependent on it. Viagra is one of the safest drugs you can use long term (except with nitrates, and that includes poppers, aka amyl nitrate) and mental dependence is the thing doctors worry most about. But to use it once in a while.....hehehe.