Are Diet Pills Harmful ?

Are Diet Pills Harmful? by Mia Nixon

If you have ever looked through the pages of a fitness magazine you could not miss all the different advertisements on diet pills.  Some even look like articles  (xn) as they can be two or three pages in length.  I regularly buy these magazines for tips on exercises and nutrition, but there always seems to be more pages about diet pills then anything else. So this brings me to ask the question are diet pills harmful or not?

I have read different views on television, the internet and in newspapers and some say that diet pills are harmful and some say they are safe.  There have even been cases of people dying or getting extremely sick from taking certain pills that say they are to help you lose weight. Here are some negative effects of diet pills:

“    Most diet pills suppress appetite, which in turn helps you consume fewer calories in a day, but consuming fewer calories gives your body less energy and slows your metabolism. And a slower metabolism is usually a reason for being over weight as your body will store and not use as many calories.

“    Ephedrine is used in a large number of diet pills as it increases the heart rate and metabolism rate which could lead to heart attack or stroke.  This is a drug that should not be taken if you have high blood pressure,  (yn) or heart and thyroid problems. This has been linked to a number of deaths and serious illness. Health Canada has even gone on the record and said that people should stop taking diet pills with this drug. Some diet pills have an “excessive amount of ephedrine,” which could cause “potentially fatal adverse health effects”.

“    Caffeine is a common ingredient in diet pills. Always read the label and any that say they contain more then 300mg of caffeine should not be taken as this could be very harmful to your health, because like ephedrine, caffeine raises your heart rate and blood pressure and again could lead to a heart attack or stroke.

“    Symptoms of diet pills can be few to severe depending on what is in them. Dependence to diet pills could occur, especially those that are stimulant-based.

Though these pills or supplements can help you lose weight always do your research before taking a diet pill or food supplement and contact your doctor to make sure that they are safe for you to  (zn) take. Also make sure to exercise regularly and eat healthy as these will help improve your chances on reaching your weight loss goals.

Mia Nixon
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