The Danger of Diet Pills
Many people are tempted by the diet pills or weight loss supplements. No matter it was secure or not, if the appearance and the advertising were convincing enough, then they just bought it. But did you know that there was no diet pill that was really effective? There are 5 active ingredients that are usually exist in diet pills or supplements. Although haven’t received permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but many producers are determining to sell.
The active ingredients are including: Hoodia, it produced from African plant which is traditionally been used as a natural ingredients before and after having the meal. Ordinary tribes in Kalahari consume it during a long trip and some studies have shown that hoodia could reduce the weight of the experimental rats. However, there has been no research on humans. Hoodia is widely used in supplements but there is no rule about the dosage.
There is also a green tea extract, the chemical content of catechins in green tea has an affect less or more on the body’s metabolism, especially for those who want to be thin. A data mention that, consumption of green tea 3-5 cups a day can lose weight. However, a study that shows the usage of pills that containing green tea extract is still has less effect 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 can prove it”.
