DIET PILLS

Diet pills are known to be famous among young ladies or maybe women who wants to lose weight but do they know what is the content does all these pills have?
what is the side effect in future? .





There are two types of diet pills the chemical contain pills or the natural pills like the herbal treatments, laxatives, natural extracts and formulas that advertise themselves as appetite suppressants, metabolism boosters and immune enhancers.

The most common drug used for weight loss are known as the anorexiants. It is true that most of these drugs may help. However, they must know that these amount of drugs are suppose to use with the right amount which includes exercise and eating habits. Most drugs loses their effectives after some time and these cause consumer to increase their dosage which can be addicted and thus lead to dangerous health conditions.

Other pills also contain phenylpropanolamine which is mostly found as Acutrim and Dexatrim effectively suppress appetite. These drug may cause consumer to have high blood pressure and stroke if taken in doses of 75 mg or higher in the immediate-release form.

There are also Herbal Phen-Fen, PhenTrim, Phen-Cal, Xenadrine that contains ephedrine which is derived from the ephedra which is also known as herb. Ephedrine is known as the component of adreline and cause the heartbeat to increase, high blood pressure, phychosis, heart attacks and seizures. There is also another one that may cause the same side effect which is the pseudoephedrine which can be found in antihistamines.

Most diet pills contains tiratricol, thyroid hormone and linoleic acid which can increase the risk of having stroke.


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Some Chinese natural pills that contains Aristolochia can cause cancer and kidney failure. There are certain dietary herbal teas that contains laxatives that can lead to gastrointestinal distress. Over dose of these ingredient may cause a person to have chronic pain, constipation and dependency. Digitalis in dietary remedies contributes problems to heart. Orlistat which is also known as xenical helps most of obese patients. It blocks the action of lipase, the enzyme in the intestine and does not increase serotonin. However, this drug also lead to gastrointestinal problems and also may distrupt the intake of vitamin A,D and E or some other nutrients.

For most serious side effects, serotonin-releasing anorexiants increases the amount of serotonin that prevents the depression and reduces the calories consumption. These long term intake of this drug may lead to the development of abnormalities in the valves of the heart which scientifically known as pummonary hypertension.

The drugs that cause additction, agitation and insomia like the amphetamines dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine and phenmetrazine. These drugs are no longer available as it caused harmly to human health.

Most diet pills, whether its natural or chemically constructed have some known side effects. Some of these side effects are not worth the risk. Do not be unduly influenced by the word "scientific". Be sure you know what is really meant by the claims that accompany the product. It is performance that counts.

Have a healthy diet lifestyle. Health is more important than anything else in the world.

Love Yourself.

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