Meratol
Meratol is presented as a pretty desirable option. It’s caffeine free, and it burns fat, suppresses appetite, blocks carbs, and more.
Who wouldn’t want to buy a product like this? After all, it has everything you could possibly want, or at least it sounds like it does. But considering its history, it’s worth taking a closer look before we come to any final conclusions.
About Meratol
Meratol comes from the same UK based company that created a product called Capsimax. Capsimax is a basic fat burner based on one ingredient and one ingredient only: cayenne pepper. This is all fine and good, except for the fact that cayenne pepper only promotes small fat burning effects. In fact, the results are barely noticeable, like shaking your leg whenever you happen to be sitting down. Obviously, you don’t have to pay for that. So let’s look at the Meratol formula.
How Does Meratol Work?
Prickly pear – This is something that you can get used to hearing when it comes to Meratol. Prickly pear is actually a family of ingredients, not just one. Yes, there is one form called NeOpuntia that can block fat. But do you see that anywhere on the Meratol page? And if Meratol had NeOpuntia, I’m pretty sure that it would say so.
Brown seaweed extract – Again with the groups of ingredients. Brown seaweed extract could be kelp or fucoxanthin. But then again, it could be another form of seaweed all together. The afore mentioned forms burn fat, at least in animal studies. Other forms do not.
Cactus extract – This has to be one of the most obvious ones. Obviously, there are plenty of different species of cacti, and while hoodia is one of those species, I wouldn’t recommend it even if Meratol did claim to have hoodia. Every human study has shown that there are no known benefits associated with hoodia.
Capsicum extract – Capsicum is the only ingredient that Meratol actually names. It comes from cayenne pepper, and it has been recognized as an extremely mild fat burner. It works to create a mild thermogenic fat burning effect in the body. But some would say that the effect is barely noticeable.
Conclusion
You can go out and buy Meratol and waste your money if you want. But just think about it for a minute. Virtually every diet pill uses caffeine, because it works. Most companies just don’t bother using the clinically proven amounts.
Most of the time, companies that do use cayenne use it for its healthy antioxidant and heart healthy properties. It’s only a mild fat burner. Instead, you should look for ingredients like evodiamine or razberi-k if you want stimulant free. But one thing that we can say for sure, Meratol does not have those ingredients.
