| For those of you who have tried, | | | | that fewer calories find their way into your |
| unsuccessfully, to lose weight, and believe | | | | body.So, there are three main ways in which |
| that diet pills might be the perfect | | | | diet pills bring about a negative calorie |
| solution, consider this! If there were such | | | | intake.1. They suppress your appetite so that |
| a thing as a magic pill to do it all for you, | | | | you consume less calories. |
| why are there so many people who are still | | | | |
| carrying excess weight and struggling to lose | | | | 2. They boost your metabolism to help you to |
| it?The answer to losing weight is startlingly | | | | burn more calories. |
| simple. Weight can only be lost by | | | | |
| decreasing your intake of calories whilst | | | | 3. They prevent the absorption of fats (and |
| ideally, at the same time, increasing the | | | | also nutrients too) so that fewer calories |
| number of calories you burn off. You have to | | | | are retained by the body.What about the side |
| eat less than your body uses up in energy, | | | | effects? First, you have to be able to cope |
| over a period of time. Diet pills are | | | | with the pressure that the pills put on your |
| designed to artificially induce this very | | | | body so if you already have high blood |
| scenario in one or more of several different | | | | pressure or heart problems for example, then |
| ways. However, a word of caution, not only | | | | diet pills can be exceptionally risky as they |
| can they cause some very unpleasant side | | | | can increase your blood pressure and your |
| effects, and can in some cases pose a serious | | | | heart rate. Other side effects that can be |
| threat to your health, there is little or no | | | | produced by diet pills include, but are not |
| evidence to suggest that they produce any | | | | restricted to, risk of addiction, dry mouth, |
| lasting results whatsoever. Most people who | | | | nausea, digestive problems (constipation and |
| do experience some weight loss whilst taking | | | | or diarrhoea), headache, dizziness, insomnia, |
| diet pills, simply put it all straight back | | | | drowsiness, nervousness, blurred vision, |
| on again afterwards, as can be borne out by | | | | confusion, agitation, breathlessness, |
| the number of people who have tried them and | | | | excessive flatulence, stomach cramps and |
| yet who are still overweight.The following | | | | vomiting. They can also interact with some |
| are a few of the more common diet pills | | | | other medications you might be taking to |
| available, either over the counter or on | | | | either increase or counteract their |
| prescription, and a brief description of what | | | | effectiveness.When you consider the |
| they are trying to do.Adipex, Bontril, | | | | associated health risks of diet pills and |
| Ionamin or Phentermine, all work by | | | | that they are simply trying to mimic |
| suppressing your appetite so that your brain | | | | artificially what you are perfectly capable |
| tricks your body into thinking that it is | | | | of doing quite naturally yourself, then you |
| full. This makes you eat less so reduces the | | | | must surely wonder if there is any need for |
| number of calories you consume. Didrex | | | | them at all. If you want to lose weight, |
| (benzphetamine hydrochloride) stimulates your | | | | then wouldn't it make more sense to go for |
| nervous system so that you burn more | | | | the safer and healthier option of eating a |
| calories; it also suppresses your appetite. | | | | good diet and reducing the number of calories |
| Phendimetrazine and Tenuate work in a similar | | | | you consume? To speed up the process you can |
| way to amphetamines (speed) so basically they | | | | combine this with an increase in your |
| boost your metabolism to help to increase the | | | | activity level by adopting a simple exercise |
| amount of calories you burn up whilst at the | | | | programme, even walking for 30 minutes a day |
| same time, decreasing your appetite. Reductil | | | | will make a difference. The weight will come |
| or Sibutramine work by limiting the reuptake | | | | off over time and you will feel healthier and |
| of seratonin and noradrenaline in the brain. | | | | more alive, have more energy, and what's |
| This will have the effect of making you feel | | | | more, there are no risks whatsoever.Copyright |
| good so you are less likely to comfort eat, | | | | 2006 David McEvoyThe Author Dave McEvoy is an |
| and makes you feel full earlier than you | | | | award winning personal trainer who uses |
| normally would. Xenical doesn't suppress your | | | | lifestyle changes to help his clients achieve |
| appetite or help you burn more calories; it | | | | their weight loss goals. |
| works by inhibiting the absorption of fats so | | | | |