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Diet pills side-effects

The claim is that diet pills help you to lose weight quickly, but what about side effects? There are fears that some diet pills may cause strokes and panic attacks. It is very easy to buy online diet pills, without any doctor's advice or recommendations.

Health experts usually only recommend diet pills are prescribed to those with a BMI of 28 or over, or those who have health problems associated with their weight, and then only for a limited short-term period.

Prescription diet pills should only be used under medical supervision.

Two types of drugs are generally used in prescription diet pills:

Diet pills that cut fat absorption - one type of slimming pill works by blocking the absorption of around a third of the fat in food consumed. Patients have to follow a low-fat diet in order to avoid a side effect of diarrhoea.

Diet pills that speed up metabolism - the other type of prescribed slimming drug works by stimulating the metabolic rate and suppresses the appetite. The side effects can include an increase in blood pressure, etc.

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'Natural' weight-loss pills

There are diet pills available over the counter, without the need for a prescription. Pharmacists are not supposed to sell these pills to anyone with less than a BMI of 28. These are supposed to contain 'natural' weight-loss ingredients, such as acai berry or green tea. These ingredients are known to naturally boost metabolism, and are said by some to help with fat oxidation. Some diet pills however, will only cause you to lose water, rather than fat.

Other diet pills claim to reduce the body's absorption of fat, by causing you to excrete more fat than you would normally, but this can have unfortunate bowel side effects. There are also 'natural' appetite suppressants, some based on ingredients such as seaweed or fibrous substances, which can expand in the stomach, making you feel full.

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Weight-loss tea

Drinking Green tea is supposed to speed up your metabolism, and it has the added bonus of being full of anti-oxidants and minerals.

But, there are various diet teas available that claim to contain herbs that help to lower fat, energise, lower cholesterol, raise metabolism and have anti- inflammatory properties.

There is a danger that slimmers eager to lose weight increase their recommended dose of diet pills, find they become addicted and put their health at great risk.

Diet pills rarely help you lose weight in the long term. Most dieters who lose weight with diet pills usually struggle to keep the weight off when they stop using the slimming drug.


Many don't want to hear it, but the proven key to diet success is to to stick to a balanced diet with regular exercise. You need to address your whole lifestyle to ensure your weight loss stays off. A healthy diet plan, where you learn to eat energising and satisfying foods and lose any bad eating habits, is proven to be the best way to get in shape and stay that way!