Iron Maxx Lipo Reduct Review

Lipo Reduct is from German Based company ironmaxx.de. This product claims that it can aid in weight loss. This review will aim to understand how the ingredients in this product can help achieve these claims.

Chitosan

Chitosan is a chemical derived from shrimp and other crustacean shells. It has been suggested that it helps aid weight loss (1). The reasons behind how it can achieve this involves decreasing fat absorption, increased fecal fat (2) and a slowing of the stomach which increases satiety (3). Several randomly controlled trials have found that chitosan has a significant effect on weight reduction (4, 5, 6), however a hypocaloric diet was also administered. One study looked at taking chitosan without a change in diet and found no difference (7). More research is needed to fully elucidate the effects of chitosan.

Bovine gelatin (capsule)

Bovine gelatin provides no nutritional benefit as it is used to make the capsule.

Cellulose

Cellulose is used as a viscosity modifier or thickener, and to stabilize emulsions in various supplements and other products. It is known for its excellent water retaining capacity.

L-ascorbic acid

Vitamin C is known to be a powerful antioxidant (8). Studies have suggested that it can increase endothelial nitric oxide by protecting it from oxidation and increase synthesis, another function that Vitamin C has suggested includes reducing blood pressure (9), however the only proven function of vitamin C is the prevention of scurvy (10).

Soy lecithin powder

SOYA Lecithin is an emulsifier which means that it helps aid the ingredients to disperse in water rather than separate into oily droplets and water.

Magnesium salts from fatty acids

Magnesium salts of fatty acids provide no nutritional benefits as it is used as a thickener in supplement products.

Silica

Silica or Silicon Dioxide doesn’t add any nutritional benefits to this supplement. The main reason for silicon dioxide in this supplement is that it aids in the even distribution of the active ingredients in this supplement.

Citrus bioflavonoids

Citrus BioFlavonoids can attribute to antioxidant activity (11) and improve circulation (12). Citrus bioflavonoids are derived from fruits high in vitamin C which is known to be a powerful antioxidant (13). Studies have suggested that it can increase endothelial nitric oxide by protecting it from oxidation and increase synthesis, another function that Vitamin C has suggested includes reducing blood pressure (14), however the only proven function of vitamin C is the prevention of scurvy (15). Citrus BioFlavonoids appear to act synergistically with the vitamin to neutralise free radicals. Bioflavonoids’ antioxidant properties are thought to be particularly beneficial for capillary strength.

The ingredients within this product acts as more of an antioxidant than a weight loss supplement, more research is needed to understand chitosan, which is the main ingredient for weight loss in this supplement, to fully claim that this product can be used for this purpose. This supplement is recommended to be taken throughout the day. This product has no banned substances when referring to the WADA prohibited list when observing the label / ingredients posted on the website.

*NOTE – This product has not been tested in a laboratory and may contain other substances that may not appear on the label

1 – Mhurchu, C. N., Dunshea‐Mooij, C., Bennett, D., & Rodgers, A. (2005). Effect of chitosan on weight loss in overweight and obese individuals: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Obesity reviews, 6(1), 35-42.

2 – Gades, M. D., & Stern, J. S. (2003). Chitosan supplementation and fecal fat excretion in men. Obesity research, 11(5), 683-688.

3 – Qinna, N. A., Akayleh, F. T., Al Remawi, M. M., Kamona, B. S., Taha, H., & Badwan, A. A. (2013). Evaluation of a functional food preparation based on chitosan as a meal replacement diet. Journal of Functional Foods, 5(3), 1125-1134.

4 – Colombo, P., & Sciutto, A. M. (1996). Nutritional aspects of chitosan employment in hypocaloric diet. Acta Toxicologica et Therapeutica, 17, 287-302.

5 – Veneroni, G., Veneroni, F., Contos, S., Tripodi, S., De Bernardi, M., Guarino, C., & Marletta, M. (1996). Effect of a new chitosan dietary integrator and hypocaloric diet on hyperlipidemia and overweight in obese patients. Acta Toxicologica et Therapeutica, 17, 53-70.

6 – Macchi, G. (1996). A new approach to the treatment of obesity: chitosan’s effects on body weight reduction and plasma cholesterol’s levels. Acta Toxicologica et Therapeutica, 17, 303-322.

7 – Pittler, M. H., Abbot, N. C., Harkness, E. F., & Ernst, E. (1999). Randomized, double-blind trial of chitosan for body weight reduction. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 53(5), 379-381.

8 – Kalt, W., Forney, C. F., Martin, A., & Prior, R. L. (1999). Antioxidant capacity, vitamin C, phenolics, and anthocyanins after fresh storage of small fruits.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 47(11), 4638-4644.

9 – Huang, A., Vita, J. A., Venema, R. C., & Keaney, J. F. (2000). Ascorbic acid enhances endothelial nitric-oxide synthase activity by increasing intracellular tetrahydrobiopterin. Journal of biological chemistry, 275(23), 17399-17406.

10 – Padayatty, S. J., Katz, A., Wang, Y., Eck, P., Kwon, O., Lee, J. H., … & Levine, M. (2003). Vitamin C as an antioxidant: evaluation of its role in disease prevention. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 22(1), 18-35.

11 – Lotito, S. B., & Frei, B. (2006). Consumption of flavonoid-rich foods and increased plasma antioxidant capacity in humans: cause, consequence, or epiphenomenon?. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 41(12), 1727-1746.

12 – Huang, R. G., Missler, S. R., Lemay, M. J., Kahler, E. W., Pusateri, D. J., Roh-Schmidt, H., & Ramakrishnan, S. (2011). U.S. Patent No. 7,939,115. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

13 – Kalt, W., Forney, C. F., Martin, A., & Prior, R. L. (1999). Antioxidant capacity, vitamin C, phenolics, and anthocyanins after fresh storage of small fruits.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 47(11), 4638-4644.

14 – Huang, A., Vita, J. A., Venema, R. C., & Keaney, J. F. (2000). Ascorbic acid enhances endothelial nitric-oxide synthase activity by increasing intracellular tetrahydrobiopterin. Journal of biological chemistry, 275(23), 17399-17406.

15 – Padayatty, S. J., Katz, A., Wang, Y., Eck, P., Kwon, O., Lee, J. H., … & Levine, M. (2003). Vitamin C as an antioxidant: evaluation of its role in disease prevention. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 22(1), 18-35.