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LeanBalance™ |
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Review
Summary |
LeanBalance™ is a diet supplement designed to be used in conjunction with diet and exercise. It claims that it helps burn fat and a person can lose up to 350% more weight than with diet and exercise alone. In addition, LeanBalance™ contains 100% of recommended daily calcium needs.
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| Ingredients At A Glance |
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In addition to calcium, Vitamin D, Potassium, and Chromium, LeanBalance™ contains TrimSource and SourceCal, two trademarked blends of weight loss ingredients. TrimSource, of which there is 1.7g in every three caplets, is made up of Garcinia cambogia extract to inhibit the synthesis of lipids and fatty acids, Gymnema sylvestre extract to regulate glucose levels, and Grape Extract. SourceCal is caffeine-free green tea extract likely used for its fat burning ECGC. American Ginseng is used for energy and small amounts of whey mineral complex and Policosanol are also included in the blend.
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| Cost |
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LeanBalance™ can be purchased in one of three packages. The first is a 30-day supply (three bottles) for $69.92, plus $9.95 shipping and handling. The second offer is a three-month supply (nine bottles) for $123.87, plus $9.95 shipping and handling. This amounts to the third month free. The third package is to buy four months supply and get two months free for $218.85, plus $9.95 shipping and handling. There is a 3-day money back guarantee. They are unable to ship to PO Boxes. LeanBalance™ retail in the following stores: Supercenters, Snyders Drug Store, The Vitamin Shoppe, and Albertsons.
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| Website In Focus |
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The LeanBalance™ webpage is quite simplistic and is missing several useful tools. For instance, while there is a photo of the product’s label, which lists the exact formula, there are no facts provided about the ingredients. There is a link provided for online ordering, with icons to verify adequate site security. In small letters on the bottom of the homepage is a toll-free customer service number. The site does not include any success stories or physician endorsements. The “terms of use” section is quite extensive and contains a mass of information that is largely irrelevant to consumers.
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| Positives |
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The product’s label is provided, so it is possible to ascertain that there are no hidden ingredients and the listed ingredients are all fairly common in diet supplements and there are no dangerous side effects.
An added benefit of having the label is that adequate warning is provided for those people who should not use LeanBalance™, such as pregnant or nursing women and persons under age 18.
It is nice that a day’s allotted dose contains 100% of daily calcium needs. Calcium supplements are not cheap and it is something every woman could use, so in that regard, the product is beneficial.
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| Negatives |
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As with many diet supplements which contain the same ingredients, LeanBalance does not provide any clinical data to prove their effectiveness. There is a brief outline of one study’s results, but that is not nearly as persuasive as the study itself.
A definite drawback to LeanBalance™ is that it is very expensive at $80.00 a month.
Taking three caplets, three times a day before meals does not work well in today’s busy schedules.
The website’s lack of product information is all the more glaring when compared with the thoroughness of the fairly useless “terms of use” section and leaves the overall impression that the company cares a great deal more about legal protection than customer satisfaction.
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| Final Thoughts |
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The product may contain natural ingredients, but there is no proof that it is an effective weight loss tool. The price is relatively high for a supplement, but at the very least, it does advocate a healthy diet and exercise. The website would be vastly improved if the company expanded on that issue, as well as providing a great deal more factual product information.
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