Metabolism Weight Control

by LifeSeasons · capsule · 70 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since March 2021 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 53760 00203 2
  • DSLD label 216027
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 23 servings

Metabolism Weight Control by LifeSeasons lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 500 mcg of chromium, 450 mg of green tea leaf extract, 250 mg of green coffee bean extract and 200 mg of andean cocoa seed extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Metabolism Weight Control?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Metabolism Weight Control: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 216027, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Chromium NiacinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Niacinate)500 mcg417%Chromium in Metabolism Weight Control against 7,825 products500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg500 mcg

Higher than 95% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Green Tea leaf extractas EGCG, total PolyphenolsGreen Tea leaf extract (Form: 50% EGCG Note: 225 mg, 90% total Polyphenols Note: 405 mg) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis450 mgGreen Tea in Metabolism Weight Control against 2,595 products450 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.450 mg

Higher than 86% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg).

Green Coffee bean extractas Chlorogenic AcidGreen Coffee bean extract (Form: 45% Chlorogenic Acid Note: 112.5 mg) PlantPart: bean Genus: Coffea Species: arabica250 mgGreen Coffee in Metabolism Weight Control against 668 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 437.25 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

46% of 668 products listing green coffee give more (median 250 mg).

Andean Cocoa seed extract200 mgCocoa in Metabolism Weight Control against 255 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 150 mg.200 mg

Higher than 52% of 255 products listing cocoa (median 150 mg).

Apple Cider Vinegar200 mgApple Cider Vinegar in Metabolism Weight Control against 610 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 350 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 525 mg.200 mg

78% of 610 products listing apple cider vinegar give more (median 525 mg).

Cayenne PepperCayenne Pepper PlantPart: fruit Genus: Capsicum Species: annuum Note: 40M H.U.100 mgCapsicum in Metabolism Weight Control against 874 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.100 mg

Higher than 70% of 874 products listing capsicum (median 44.5 mg).

L-Theanine75 mgTheanine in Metabolism Weight Control against 1,602 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.75 mg

75% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg).

Theobromine50 mgTheobromine in Metabolism Weight Control against 372 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

67% of 372 products listing theobromine give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 216027 (entered May 22, 2020), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 500 mcg of chromium is higher than 95% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 253 list more.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested use: take 3 capsules daily, with or without food.
Warnings
Do not take without first consulting your health care provider.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain artificial colors, preservatives, gluten, yeast, wheat, soy, corn, shellfish and milk. Gluten free
No magnesium stearate

Source: label statements in DSLD label 216027.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Bran, Silica, Microcrystalline Cellulose.

How many labels does Metabolism Weight Control have?

2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 216027 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 19, 2021 · 70 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 53760 00203 2
  2. Label 35452 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market October 7, 2019 · 90 vegicaps(R) · UPC 8 53760 00203 2

DSLD also links this label to: Metabolism Weight Management (image difference, same product), Metabolism (image difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names LifeSeasons (distributor), Lewisville, TX. All LifeSeasons products.

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