Facts About Diet Pills

Wednesday, December 9, 2009


Jakarta, Many people are tempted by the diet pills or supplements, weight loss supplements. No matter how secure or not, if the display and advertising convincing enough, just buy. But did you know that no one else diet pills really effective?

As quoted from Bettyconfidential, Wednesday (9/12/2009), there are 5 active ingredients that are usually present in diet pills or supplements. Although not yet received permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but many producers are desperate to sell. Beware and do not immediately believe the efficacy of artificial substances 5 below.

1. Hoodia
Produced from African plant traditionally used as a natural opening and closing dinner. Ordinary citizens in the Kalahari eat during the long trip and some studies have shown that hoodia could reduce the weight of the rats. However, there has been no research in humans. Hoodia is widely used in supplements but there is no rule of the dose.

2. Green tea extract
Chemical content of catechins in green tea to some extent affect the body's metabolism, especially for those who want to be thin. A mention of data, consumption of green tea 3-5 cups a day can lose weight. However, studies showing the effects of the use of pills containing green tea extract is still very little and can not be directly inferred. "You can not just call it a good pill or not, until there is a large-scale studies that prove it," said Brent Bauer, MD, director of the Mayo Clinic's Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program.

3. Bitter Orange
Ingredients extract derived from citrus aurantium contains similar alkaloids similar to ephedra, the dietary supplement banned by the FDA in 2004. Like ephedra, bitter orange (bitter orange) can cause high blood pressure and heart rate are not normal. So should be avoided for those who have heart penyait.

4. Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA)
This material is taken from trees in Southeast Asia and is widely used as an appetite suppressant. But as hoodia, the new HCA cobakan tested on mice, not humans. So there is no guarantee of this material can actually make thin or slender body.

5. Guar Gum
Made from the guar plant, usually sold in powder form and used to make cakes. Natural chemical structures contained in these materials can create a feeling of fullness and reduced appetite. According to data from the Mayo Clinic, this material has not proven to lose weight tend to be even menimbuilkan diarrhea, abdominal bloating or digestive problems if not balanced with adequate water.

Which must be planted in the mind is no single pill or supplement that can replace any exercise and regulate the position of calories in and out in order to lose weight. Instead of wasting your money on diet pills and supplements like, start with a routine hour walk every day.

source : health.detik.com

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