Are diet pills really effective in loosing weight?”
Over-the-counter diet pills are, by and large, not effective for weight loss. This includes such products as hoodia, metabolife, xenadrine, garcinia cambogia, etc. The only OTC pill that is proven to aid weight-loss is Alli. Alli works by blocking fat but it can cause severe digestive problems (e.g. greasy diarrhea and flatulence, cramps, etc) if you eat too much fat. Alli is quite effective if you stick to a low-fat plan, since it gets rid of most of the fat calories you eat. However, if you overeat in carbs and protein, Alli is not going to help you. As far as prescription pills (Meridia, Phentramine, Bontril, etc.), they can be quite effective in helping you lose weight by suppressing your appetite. They are certainly not magic pills and still require you to stick to a diet plan. Since they are related to amphetamines, you have to be careful if you have heart or blood pressure problems. There is new promise in a drug called (in Europe anyway) Accomplia. It also curbs your appetite b
