Dangers of Diet Pills
June 25, 2008
Diet pills have a great potential to help you lose weight and this can be very appealing. But these advantages should be weighed against the possible dangers of diet pills including some dangerous side effects. Prescription diet pills are very strong drugs, and each has the potential for dangerous side effects. Some of the side effects from taking prescription diet pills can be dangerous.
Each diet pill has its own set of potential side effects, some diet pills, especially the stimulant-based diet pills, are habit-forming and as such can be abused. Abuse of these drugs may lead to dependence. Check with your doctor before taking any prescription diet pill to find out if they are habit-forming and what signs you should look out for to alert you to this problem.
Other dangers of diet pills are. Most prescription diet pills suppress the appetite, which causes you to consume fewer calories. On the surface, this seems like the ultimate solution for losing weight. However, as you reduce your caloric intake, your metabolism also slows down. As your metabolism slows, the amount of weight you lose also slows down. This is why it is common for people to lose only a certain amount of weight while taking diet pills alone. The solution, of course, is to combine lifestyle changes to your diet regimen. Lifestyle changes such as regular exercise, dietary changes, and regular health checkups can greatly increase your weight loss success. The dangers of diet pills should always be considered before you decide to take them.
One of the dangers of diet pills that inhibit the absorption of fats are gastrointestinal side effects, such as, oily spotting, flatus with discharge, fecal urgency, fatty/oily stool, oily evacuation, increased defecation, and fecal incontinence. Other gastrointestinal diet pill side effects may include: abdominal pain, nausea, infectious diarrhea, and rectal pain.
Other dangers of diet pills are, that inhibit the absorption of fats can be a deficiency in vitamins A, D, E, K, and Beta-carotenes. Also, rare diet pill side effects have been hypersensitivity with symptoms of pruritus, rash, urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis. It is recommended that patients taking this type of diet pill also take some sort of multivitamin supplements, like VäxaGreens Drink, that contains fat-soluble vitamins to ensure adequate nutrition.
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