Does Cheater’s Relief Really Work?

Created by BSN, Cheater’s Relief was created to help you to lose weight and it is apparently “used by advanced bodybuilders and fitness competitors.” It will improve your results when you’re behaving yourself and lessen the guilt and problems when you are not. They claim that you can achieve weight maintenance when you are “cheating.” And apparently, you can otherwise improve your results as a whole.

They work basically by blocking fat and carbs. But that is not enough to promote weight loss or even weight maintenance unless you are already on a low carb and low fat diet. This said, what are the ingredients and are they potentially better than stated?

NeOpuntia-working as a natural fat blocker, this patented ingredient can eliminate that extra fat through the gastric system, allowing your body to never absorb a certain portion of it.

Chitosan-coming from crustaceans, this can block a certain amount of fat content from your body’s absorption. But it is measured in percentages and fairly questionable

Cassia nomame-a natural lipase inhibitor/fat blocker, this can help you in certain ways. But it is effective basically when combined with an already low fat diet.

Garcinia cambogia-typically requiring about 1500mg, this can produce a certain fat burning and weight loss effect. However, it’s more effective when combined with gymnema sylvestre and chromium.

Phaseolus vulgaris-an extract of the white kidney bean, phaseolus vulgaris has been known to block the absorption of a certain percentage of carbs. However, the clinical studies have not yet caught up.

Alpha lipoic acid-a natural antioxidant, this has properties that benefit the skin, but not weight loss

Fenugreek-commonly used to control blood sugar and therefore control cravings, this does not actually promote substantial weight loss

Cinnulin PF-a natural blood sugar regulator, it does not promote weight loss.

This formula will not help you to lose weight. There are quite a few problems to say the least, and Cheater’s Relief is not made for weight loss results. It is made with some ingredients that have in the past been effective in blocking carbs and balancing blood sugar levels. But in terms of weight loss, this is not actually as applicable as one may think. So we would recommend something else.