Weight Loss Pill - Is There Really Any Need?

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Weight Loss Pill - Is There Really Any Need?

Copyright 2006 McEvoy

For those of you who have tried, unsuccessfully, to lose

weight, and believe that diet pills might be the perfect

solution, consider this! If there were such a thing as a

magic pill to do it all for you, why are there so many

people who are still carrying excess weight and struggling

to lose it?

The answer to losing weight is startlingly simple. Weight

can only be lost by decreasing your intake of calories

whilst ideally, at the same time, increasing the number of

calories you burn off. You have to eat less than your body

uses up in energy, over a period of time. Diet pills are

designed to artificially induce this very scenario in one

or more of several different ways. However, a word of

caution, not only can they cause some very unpleasant side

effects, and can in some cases pose a serious threat to

your health, there is little or no evidence to suggest that

they produce any lasting results whatsoever. Most people

who do experience some weight loss whilst taking diet

pills, simply put it all straight back on again afterwards,

as can be borne out by the number of people who have tried

them and yet who are still overweight.

The following are a few of the more common diet pills

available, either over the counter or on prescription, and

a brief description of what they are trying to do.

Adipex, Bontril, Ionamin or Phentermine, all work by

suppressing your appetite so that your brain tricks your

body into thinking that it is full. This makes you eat

less so reduces the number of calories you consume. Didrex

(benzphetamine hydrochloride) stimulates your nervous

system so that you burn more calories; it also suppresses

your appetite. Phendimetrazine and Tenuate work in a

similar way to amphetamines (speed) so basically they boost

your metabolism to help to increase the amount of calories

you burn up whilst at the same time, decreasing your

appetite. Reductil or Sibutramine work by limiting the

reuptake of seratonin and noradrenaline in the brain. This

will have the effect of making you feel good so you are

less likely to comfort eat, and makes you feel full earlier

than you normally would. Xenical doesn't suppress your

appetite or help you burn more calories; it works by

inhibiting the absorption of fats so that fewer calories

find their way into your body.

So, there are three main ways in which diet pills bring

about a negative calorie intake.

1. They suppress your appetite so that you consume less

calories.

2. They boost your metabolism to help you to burn more

calories.

3. They prevent the absorption of fats (and also nutrients

too) so that fewer calories are retained by the body.

What about the side effects? First, you have to be able to

cope with the pressure that the pills put on your body so

if you already have high blood pressure or heart problems

for example, then diet pills can be exceptionally risky as

they can increase your blood pressure and your heart rate.

Other side effects that can be produced by diet pills

include, but are not restricted to, risk of addiction, dry

mouth, nausea, digestive problems (constipation and/or

diarrhoea), headache, dizziness, insomnia, drowsiness,

nervousness, blurred vision, confusion, agitation,

breathlessness, excessive flatulence, stomach cramps and

vomiting. They can also interact with some other

medications you might be taking to either increase or

counteract their effectiveness.

When you consider the associated health risks of diet pills

and that they are simply trying to mimic artificially what

you are perfectly capable of doing quite naturally

yourself, then you must surely wonder if there is any need

for them at all. If you want to lose weight, then wouldn't

it make more sense to go for the safer and healthier option

of eating a good diet and reducing the number of calories

you consume? To speed up the process you can combine this

with an increase in your activity level by adopting a

simple exercise programme, even walking for 30 minutes a

day will make a difference. The weight will come off over

time and you will feel healthier and more alive, have more

energy, and what's more, there are no risks whatsoever.

About the Author:

The Author Dave McEvoy is an award winning personal trainer

who uses lifestyle changes to help his clients achieve

their weight loss goals. For more weight loss information

visit http://www.information73.com