Demand for Natural Weight Loss Pills is not only from people suffering from clinical
obesity. There are millions of consumers with 40 pounds or less to lose, and they are taking
non-prescription drugs in an effort to burn off surplus body fat, or to try and increase the
rate of their weight loss. According to a study by the University of Michigan, they found
that almost 25% of the female students did turn to
anorectic diet pills when trying to lose weight, and these include laxatives
and diuretics. These non-prescription drugs are more difficult to know if they are actually
of value to the user, as they are not subject to the same regulation as prescription-only
drugs. Thus, not all the ingredients used need to be tested, dosages, and other labeling
requirements, are far less strict, and reporting of their "adverse events" or health problems
suffered, is not mandatory.
Also, there are very few long-term clinical trials conducted on
non-prescription drugs, so evidence to see if they truly working, or their ultimate safety is
scarce. When you consider the huge profits that are to be made from dieting and
natural weight loss pills, this all means that they can be supported by some
very expensive marketing campaigns to help increase consumer acceptance of the product, which
of course further makes regulation and control even more difficult. In-fact, the FDA have
found it almost impossible to ban these "over the counter" dieting natural weight loss pills, even after reported illness and injury!
Herbal Diet
Pills.
Over the past five years, we have seen a
huge increase in the sales of "herbal diet pills", which are marketed as "healthy eating". These
herbal supplements will typically include a combination of active ingredients, will include things
like vitamins, and which are supposed to offer a healthier way to lose weight. The claims made are
more often than not, not supported by clinical evidence, with some suppliers being investigated by
both the FDA and FTC. Even with all common bad press being reported, the increasing demand for
herbal weight loss pills is just another confirmation of consumers want for yet another non-dietary
approach in an effort to lose weight easily.
How Do Most Dieting
and Natural Weight Loss Pills Work?
In simple terms, weight loss pills can be
designed to alter your body chemistry, in an effort to reduce your appetite, or designed to
interfere with your digestion, in an effort to reduce your calorie absorption.
Appetite suppressants which include
amphetamine-like stimulants, such as: ephedra, or pills to increase norepinephrine or serotonin
levels in the brain.
Pills that interfere with your digestive
system, which include fat blockers (lipase inhibitors), like Chitosan and Xenical, plus
carbohydrate blockers and very high fiber bulking agents, such as glucomannan.
