LIPOLYZE can be best categorized as a caloric wasting supplement.  Whereas most fat-burning formulations on today’s market depend on stimulants such as ephedra (rarely seen today), caffeine, and synephrine at SPECIES, we reject the premise that the only effective way to burn fat is to “stimulate” the body into action.  While stimulants do increase metabolic rate, they also increase the production of catabolic (muscle-wasting) hormones such as cortisol.  As cortisol levels rise in the body, lean muscle tissue is broken down, immune system function is suppressed, and dangerous abdominal belly fat deposition is increased