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What is Vi-Shake?

Vi-Shake is a kind of meal replacement shake that is said to taste better than cake. The creators also share a video on their website of how the product is manufactured including how the ingredients were chosen by a scientific advisory board. But can the product really help you lose weight? Let’s find out in this Vi-Shake review.

Vi-Shake Ingredients

In the video presentation Vi-Shake claim that the ingredients were chosen by scientists to be the best in the world. However there are many artificial flavors included in the product, along with mono and diglycerides, and sucralose.

These ingredients are dangerous because sucralose has been shown to cause leukemia in rats, while mono and diglycerides are often derived from animal fats and there’s no telling what is really in an artificial flavor. Given the quality of the ingredients there isn’t any evidence to show that they came from a natural place in the world, especially given that there are artificial ingredients included.

The fiber in Vi-Shake comes from Fibersol. There are positive benefits to this fiber including that it has less than 5 points on the glycemic scale, it doesn’t cause gas and bloating, and it does help you lose weight. There is also a good amount of vitamins and minerals added. There are also problems with the kind of protein included as it is mostly soy, which can be a bigger health risk than people realise.

The Price and Quality

To purchase a 30 serving pouch of Vi-Shake would set you back $49.99. ViSalus recommend using 2 scoops for weight loss and 1 scoop to manage weight, which means that you would get 15 days of the product for $49.99 or $3.32 a day. This price becomes an issue when you realize that you’re paying for a low quality product filled with cheap proteins and artificial flavors. There may some added nutrients to Vi-Shake but there are also many unnecessary ingredients that inflate the price.

Customer Opinions

It’s hard to say for sure which online reviews are genuine because there are so many customer representatives leaving fake reviews. No matter which message board, forum, or review site you can find you can be sure that a representative of the company will be there talking about how great the company and product is. This is because they offer affiliate marketing where people can earn commissions based on recruiting people.

Despite this there are still over 145 critical reviews of the product on Amazon, including people criticizing the company as a whole. Many of these reviews also point out concerns about all the positive reviews and how they were likely left by representatives. Some customers are even worried that the operation as a whole is a scam because they were offered a refund but were denied it when they tried to claim it. They would talk to the company but never receive their refund. There are many bad reviews left on websites dedicated to fighting scams and bad businesses, including the website for the Better Business Bureau.

Conclusion

A product such as this should be help you retain lean muscle mass as you lose weight. This shake supposedly achieves this through three different proteins that provide a mixture of amino acids. There’s a problem however because the main protein used is soy, which has been shown to be ineffective at best and unsafe at the worst.

While the company does employ clever marketing tactics they seem to be more interested in recruiting people than selling their product. Before deciding to purchase the Vi-Shake there are some things you should know;

It has the standard amount of protein, fiber, carbs and calories
It can be mixed with water or a snack or milk for a full meal
It’s a good idea to replace two meals with a shake for weight loss
Protein mostly comes from soy
The digestive enzymes included are unnecessary unless you need them for a medical condition
Despite what the company claims many studies show that soy should not be used by pregnant and nursing women
There are very few genuine positive reviews given how many people sell the product for a commission. People will claim that the product works and offer you a referral code so that they can earn money when you buy it yourself.

The main claim that the company makes is that their product can help you lose weight without losing muscle. However they have provided nothing to prove this. This meal replacement shake is pretty run of the mill. It’s become popular through the use of self-motivated sellers looking to make a profit.

They run aggressive campaigns and they make claims about helping other people make money, but at the end of the day ViSalus is more concerned about recruiting sellers and making money than helping people lose weight.