subject: Can Weight Loss Pills Substitute For Dieting and Physical Exercise? [print this page] Can Weight Loss Pills Substitute For Dieting and Physical Exercise?
It is tempting to accept that all you require to work out your excess body fat problem is a fat burner and most of the supplement companies surely want you to accept that. If there is any secret to fat loss, it is the hard work on your dieting and physical exercise. The sooner you admit this fact, the sooner you will be the proud possessor of a lean body.
Regrettably, this is not what most people want to listen. It is impossible for a secret fat burner to compensate for a diet that is too high in fat, salt, sugar, and too low in fruits, vegetables, and other unhealthy food. If really, there were a tablet that trims down fat that easily, there would not be millions of obese human beings in our universe.
Most of the advertisements you see on television and magazines for weight loss supplements greatly exaggerates their effectiveness. They say that their pill will assist you in seeing miraculous fat loss like losing 7 pounds over the weekend - without diet or exercise.
Neverthless, there is no secret pill that will just dissolve away fat and never will be! Even if such a pill really existed, it would only be addressing the effect, but not the cause. Body fat is an effect. If you want to get rid of body fat, you cannot simply treat the effect. Rather, you must follow the effect back to its cause and treat the cause. The cause of body fat is inactivity and poor diet. Until you accelerate your activity and improve your dieting, no supplement or weight loss pill will ever help you in the long run.
Diet pills, also known as fat burners that rely on stimulants such as ephedrine and caffeine may help a little, but they are not as helpful as the advertisements say and there are many potential side effects with overuse or misuse. It is even shocking to hear that these weight loss pills have been linked to number of deaths.
Though there is no quick fix secret solution for magic fat loss, there are thermogenic supplements that may contribute to the fat burning effects of your diet and exercise program if you are in good health and you tolerate stimulants well. Neverthless, do not let yourself be taken in by the outrageous claims and the even more outrageous before and after photos. These pills assist in reducing weight, but they do not work to the extent overstated in the advertisements.
Thermogenesis is the process of body burning fuels without making free energy. Rather, the calories are released as heat. Ephedra and caffeine work synergistically for a thermogenic effect and a stimulant effect, raising your body energy levels. However, persons with a history of cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure should never use any fat burners; neither should anyone who is overly sensitive to stimulants.
For a few percent of people the weight loss pills may help, however, the risks may not be worth the small benefits. Sure, they might see a few pounds here and there drop, but again it is all short term fat loss and unless the cause for fat loss is found and corrected, you are sure to gain the weight back.
