Diet Pills

Although I have no problem with my weight, I can understand the difficulty some people have in reducing their weight. Sometimes only diet and daily exercise are not enough. Some people also take pills diet to achieve their target weight. It is advisable though, that before taking any diet pills, you should first consult with your doctor about it.

However, if you decide to take diet pills, take in consideration the following tips:

Advantages:
• Due to their ingredients diet pills can help about one third of obese patients with modest weight loss and can assist in long term maintenance of weight loss.
• Pills can reduce the body’s absorption of fat from foods, thereby reducing weight and cholesterol.
• Some pills work by blocking the action of lipase, an enzyme in the intestine that breaks down fat.
• Diet pills containing Sibutramine keep two important brain chemicals (serotonin and norepinephrine) in balance, which helps to increase metabolism. It causes a feeling of fullness and increases energy levels, but its long term effects are not well known.

Disadvantages:
• The ingredients of diet pills that claim to alter your metabolism can alter your heart rate and are unsafe for any person. So look up the exact ingredients before using!
• Pregnant women or while breastfeeding should definitely not use weight loss supplements!
• Taken for a longer period of time some negative effects can result from using diet pills with Ephedra. Some of these are heightened blood pressure, insomnia and nausea. Kava kava is also a commonly used ingredient. It causes kidney damage sustained through the prolonged use of medication that contains it.
• Your body needs a wide variety of vitamins and minerals for optimum health. As slimming pills have suppressed your appetite you probably won’t eat enough and you might not get them.