FitSpresso Review: We gave it 1 star. Don’t get scammed.

Does it work?

Overall rating:

★★★★★

When something looks too good to be true, it usually is – and that’s where we come in. We’ve done a comprehensive, unbiased and evidence based FitSpresso review. We’ve investigated the Fitspresso story to see if it checks out, and to answer your biggest question – does it work? We go through all the component ingredients, the science and the dosage, so you are well informed.

FitSpresso is a herbal supplement, purported to help you lose weight without having to make any major lifestyle changes. The idea is that the ingredients in the FitSpresso capsules will “boost your coffee’s metabolic effect” to burn fat. There are a plethora of positive reviews and videos all over the internet, but it can be hard to know whether these reviews really stack up as they just seem to regurgitate the marketing from the company.

Taken directly from the official FitSpresso website:

With big claims like these, there’s no doubt that this product would get a lot of attention from hopeful people wanting support with their weight loss. It certainly got ours.

You can’t easily find the Supplement Facts/Nutritional label in all the FitSpresso marketing, so we’ve included it here:

We’ve documented how effective each ingredient is for weight loss. These ratings are based on actual clinical trials, and referenced in each of our supplement fact sheets. You can dig into the details of each one to understand more:

Like many herbal supplements on the market, FitSpresso boasts a long list of ingredients. While this might seem beneficial, it generally means that each ingredient is present in quantities too small to be effective. This is a deliberate strategy known as “pixie dusting” where companies include a trace amount of an ingredient just so they can list it on the label for marketing purposes – but it’s not going to provide any real health benefit.

Despite all the positioning that the formula is the result of “synergy” between ingredients, the fact is, that a minimum effective dose of the active ingredients is still required.

Ingredient	Effective Dose (Daily)	FitSpresso Dose (Daily)
Zinc (As Zinc Gluconate)	15-30mg	11mg
Chromium Picolinate	200–1000mcg	100mcg
Alpha Lipoic Acid	300-600mg	150mg
Green Tea (Camellia Sinensis)	400-500mg	150mg
Berberine HCL	900-2,000mg	150mg
Resveratrol	min 150mg	150mg
FitSpresso Proprietary Blend: Milk Thistle, Cayenne Fruit (Capsicum annum), Korean Ginseng (Panax Ginseng), Banaba (Corosolic Acid), L-Carnitine	**	112mg (total for the “proprietary blend”)

The idea that small amounts of herbal ingredients can be blended to make a magical pill is just more “spin”. The active ingredients still need to be present in sufficient quantities to work.

You likely started your journey with an enticing ad about the “Coffee Loophole” or the “Lazy Way to Lose Weight” which allows you to shed pounds while eating whatever you want.

Then you get the loooong and improbable story of Kristi Rivers (who doesn’t seem to actually exist), and the groundbreaking concept that was born when she met Dr Hoffman (so renowned we can’t actually find him on the internet outside of the FitSpresso campaign).

• They tell you that the medical industry are in shock
• They tell you it’s something big pharma don’t want you know
• They talk about large scale tests but don’t reference them
• They talk about the selection of ingredients and the magical “synergy” between them, but they don’t talk about the dosage. It’s hard to even find a label
• They offer demographically aligned testimonials alongside stock photography
• They tell you there’s not a lot of stock left at this price – you should buy now

Importantly - FitSpresso has not been evaluated by the FDA (in US), the MHRA (in UK) or the TGA (in Australia) - like all herbal supplements, as long as it's not going to kill you, or the manufacturer doesn't claim that it will cure or treat a disease, the company is clear to market the product as it sees fit. 

Everywhere you look on the internet, there are so-called “reviews” that use clickbait like “SCAM ALERT”, “The TRUTH EXPOSED” , “HONEST REVIEW” etc etc. They get you in, regurgitate the company spiel, build your trust and then provide a link to buy the product. This is fairly standard behavior from Affiliate Marketers.

FitSpresso uses ClickBank and BuyGoods Affiliate marketing to sell this product. All those “reviews” are from the affiliate network – they are compensated for any sale they have helped to make via their reviews.

FitSpresso can’t possibly deliver on all those claims. Few of the ingredients are proven to do what the company claims, and even if they were – there is simply not enough of the active ingredients in each capsule to do the job.

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1. 6 Tip-offs to Rip-offs: Don’t Fall for Health Fraud Scams – FDA Guide
2. Watch out for weight loss scams – ACCC
3. A guide to weight loss products – TGA

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