| Indeed, the industry of weight loss products and | | | | several legal actions against companies that |
| programs is very big in America such that many | | | | produce these types of products. |
| products claiming to make one lose weight have | | | | 4. Beware of supplements that contain ephedra. |
| sprouted out like mushrooms in recent years and | | | | Ephedra is an alkaloid chemical compound that |
| they are selling like hotcakes. The reason why this | | | | supposedly promotes weight loss. Side effects |
| is happening is because people prefer quick | | | | may include severe skin reactions, irritability, |
| weight-loss schemes as opposed to going through | | | | nervousness, trembling, profuse perspiration, |
| the old "diet and exercise routine". But many of | | | | dehydration, itchy scalp and skin, vomiting, |
| these products don't have the Food and Drug | | | | irregular heartbeat, seizures, stroke or death. |
| Administration's (FDA) approval. | | | | The truth is, science has yet to come up with a |
| Many of the weight-loss supplements out now are | | | | pill or supplement that will facilitate easy weight |
| created just to make a quick buck and not to | | | | loss to its users. Therefore, any product that |
| serve as the "weight loss savior". These | | | | claims to do just that is completely deceiving the |
| supplements do not require prescription so they | | | | consumers. Unfortunately, many people still fall for |
| are not regulated the same way with prescription | | | | this tricks. |
| drugs which makes them even more dangerous. | | | | The FDA also advices people to look out for |
| Here are some reminders from the FDA to help | | | | products that contains the following words on |
| consumers interested in these diet products and | | | | their claims and advertisements: |
| supplements. | | | | 1. easy |
| 1. Any product that claims to make you lose | | | | 2. effortless |
| weight effortlessly is lying. Losing weight takes | | | | 3. breakthrough |
| more than just drinking a weight loss drink or | | | | 4. guaranteed |
| eating a low-fat energy bar. | | | | 5. magical |
| 2. Diet patches that claim to absorb fat are | | | | 6. new discovery |
| proven to be ineffective. The FDA has seized | | | | 7. mysterious |
| millions of these from their manufacturers. | | | | 8. exotic |
| 3. Pills that supposedly block fats or those who | | | | 9. secret |
| claim to act as fat magnets that will easily drain | | | | 10. |
| your fats do not work. The FDA has already filed | | | | |