Pump Fuel Caffeine Free's (by PMD Sports) ability to decrease body fat is rated as 1.75 out of 3. This rating means the evidence is mixed on the product's ability to deliver on this claim. While some of the evidence supports its use, other evidence does not. Using Pump Fuel Caffeine Free to decrease body fat may lead to positive results. This rating is different from the product's overall rating and is based on what peer reviewed journal articles conclude on its ability to perform this one claim. This page contains an indepth analysis on how this claim-rating was calculated.
Note: The ratings on this page only deal with Pump Fuel Caffeine Free's ability to decrease body fat. To view the product's overall rating, visit the product's main page: Pump Fuel Caffeine Free.
Table of Contents
- Simple Report
- Detailed Report
- References
Simple Report
Detailed Report
The detailed report is an in-depth analysis on how Pump Fuel Caffeine Free's rating for this particular claim was calculated.
Claim Effectiveness Ratings
Each supplement product is a blend of ingredients. The database uses peer reviewed journal articles to rate the ingredients. These ratings are also used to rate how well products perform overall as well as on individual claims.
The supplement ingredients listed in table below are identified as affecting Pump Fuel Caffeine Free's ability to decrease body fat. The rating next to the ingredient describes the ingredient's ability to decrease body fat. These ratings are averaged together and provide the product's overall ability to deliver on the same claim.
| Ingredients |
Decrease Body Fat Rating |
| Vitamin C |
2 out of 3
|
| Magnesium |
1 out of 3
|
| Chromium |
1.4 out of 3
|
| Buffered Creatine Monohydrate |
1 out of 3
|
| Beta Alanine |
1 out of 3
|
| Betaine |
3 out of 3
|
| Glutamine |
2.3 out of 3
|
| Branched Chain Amino Acids |
2.3 out of 3
|
| Product's Claim Effectiveness Rating |
1.75 out of 3
|
Claim Research Ratings
The research rating describes how well an ingredient's ability to perform a certain claim (such as decrease body fat) has been researched. This rating is based on the amount of studies contained in the database on a particular ingredient and claim. Ingredient research ratings are averaged together to from the product's research rating for this specific cliam.
This rating is important because we need to know if there is enough research to make a valid conclusion on a product's worthiness. Ratings above 80 are ideal. Anything below 60 means there is not enoguh research to make a valid conclusion one way or another on a product's ability to deliver on this particular claim.
| Ingredients |
Decrease Body Fat Research Rating |
| Vitamin C |
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| Magnesium |
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| Chromium |
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| Buffered Creatine Monohydrate |
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| Beta Alanine |
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| Betaine |
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| Glutamine |
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| Branched Chain Amino Acids |
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| Product's Claim Research Rating |
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References
| Title |
| Does quercetin and vitamin C improve exercise performance, muscle damage, and body composition in male athletes? |
| Quercetin and vitamin C supplementation: effects on lipid profile and muscle damage in male athletes |
| Effects of Zinc Magnesium Aspartate (ZMA) Supplementation on Training Adaptations and Markers of Anabolism and Catabolism |
| Effects of Chromium Picolinate Supplementation on Body Composition, Strength, and Urinary Chromium Loss in Football Players |
| Effects of chromium picolinate on body composition |
| Chromium picolinate effects on body composition and muscular performance in wrestlers |
| Chromium picolinate supplementation in women: effects on body weight, composition, and iron status |
| The effect of chromium picolinate on muscular strength and body composition in women athletes |
| Effects of chromium picolinate supplementation on body composition: a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study |
| Effect of Chromium Supplementation and Exercise on Body Composition, Resting Metabolic Rate and Selected Biochemical Parameters in Moderately Obese Women Following an Exercise Program |
| Effects of Chromium Picolinate Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity, Serum Lipids, and Body Composition in Healthy, Nonobese, Older Men and Women |
| A randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study of the effects of chromium picolinate supplementation on body composition: A replication and extension of a previous study |
| A buffered form of creatine does not promote greater changes in muscle creatine content, body composition, or training adaptations than creatine monohydrate |
| Effects of β-Alanine on Body Composition and Performance Measures in Collegiate Women |
| Oral nutritional supplement fortified with beta-alanine improves physical working capacity in older adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled study |
| The effects of chronic betaine supplementation on body composition and performance in collegiate females: a double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial |
| Effects of betaine on body composition, performance, and homocysteine thiolactone |
| Effect of glutamine supplementation combined with resistance training in young adults |
| The effects of glutamine supplementation on performance and hormonal responses in non- athlete male students during eight week resistance training |
| Effect of glutamine supplementation on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes |
| The effects of 8 weeks of heavy resistance training and branched-chain amino acid supplementation on body composition and muscle performance |
| In a single-blind, matched group design: branched-chain amino acid supplementation and resistance training maintains lean body mass during a caloric restricted diet |
| Consuming a supplement containing branched-chain amino acids during a resistance-training program increases lean mass, muscle strength and fat loss |
