Head Start Vitamin Products

Head Start is a division of the company Vitamin Products International. While Head Start supplements focus solely on improving hair growth, re-growth, and follicle health, Vitamin Products also markets a few supplements for weight loss. These include Cell-U-Lite Eliminator System, Grapefruit 60 Fat Burner, and Chitosan Fat Zapper.

The Cell-U-Lite Eliminator appears to be like common “fat reducing” creams. These products combine skin toning and tightening ingredients with vasodilators to improve circulation and remove excess water from the skin. While this may reduce the appearance of stored fat and promote healthy skin, it does little to affect overall weight loss progress.

The Grapefruit 60 Fat Burner products combine grapefruit extract along with vitamins and minerals. Grapefruit contains many beneficial substances including bergamottin and pectin. Bergamottin is an organic chemical compound often derived from grapefruit juice. Bergamottin is best known for its ability to increase bioavailability of orally-ingested drugs. This means that substances taken in conjunction with bergamottin will end up in higher concentrations in the bloodstream. As such, people are often cautioned regarding the use of bergamottin while taking certain medications. The pectin found in grapefruit rind has shown a potential to regulate cholesterol levels. No conclusive links between grapefruit and weight loss have been made.

Chitosan Fat Zapper utilizes, as its name suggests, the substance chitosan. Chitosan is derived from the shells of crustaceans. It is effective in water filtration as well as in treating wounds because it has binding properties which enable it to isolate necessary particles and increase blood clotting. While these are tested and proven benefits, the claims of companies like Vitamin Products regarding chitosan’s ability to bind fat molecules and therefore inhibit the body from absorbing them may be unfounded. In fact, some researchers would say that chitosan has a better chance of to binding important nutrients in the body and preventing them from being absorbed. This would certainly be counterproductive. People with shellfish allergies should refrain from using products containing chitosan.

Potential customers can learn more about these products at HeadStartVitamins.com. This website is very scattered and poorly designed. However, ingredient information is posted and some testimonials are mentioned. Head Start also offers a satisfaction guarantee.

The entire Cell-U-Lite Eliminator System retails for approximately $60. Grapefruit Fat Burner retails for $19.95 per bottle. Chitosan Fat Zapper retails for $14.95.

Some products may contain beneficial vitamins, minerals, etc.

Testimonials posted

Satisfaction guarantee offered

Does not provide appetite-suppressing or truly fat-burning substances

It’s unclear why Vitamin Products International chooses to address both hair health and weight loss. These issues are not quite concurrent and it seems that the company should focus on one area and do it well. Their dietary supplements do not address consumers’ most dire concerns: appetite suppression and increased fat burning potential.

If you are struggling with weight loss, first address the issue by the means of some basic principles: eating healthy, exercising regularly, and drinking lots of water. Find foods and activities that you enjoy so that you’ll stick with them and stay hydrated and free from toxins with a healthy intake of water. Lastly, to make efforts in these areas most productive, consult your physician about using a dietary supplement with natural ingredients proven to suppress the appetite and burn fat more quickly. Utilizing these time-tested methods will help your body look better, feel better, and actually be better. Address your follicle concerns separately!