One of the problems is that the prescription diet pills on the market work poorly. The studies with the drugs all involve lifestyle change including diet and exercise. Generally speaking, there’s not much difference in the weight loss between placebo and the drugs studied. This study of a widely used drug, Meridia, shows how harmful these drugs can be:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/17147
And these are the drugs that get researched. There are thousands of “supplement” preparations on the market that are not subject to such scrutiny as a good randomized controlled trial.
The Kardashian sisters have been in the news lately because of their weight loss using a product that they’ve been paid to promote called “Quick Trim.” This is pretty shameful because these two young women have no idea what risk they might be putting themselves for future health issues but they are telling others to follow their lead.
We know that diet pills don’t work and we have abundant evidence of how harmful they can be.
Dr. Gourmet
Eat well, eat healthy, enjoy life!
