After having reviewed over 295 diet pills in the last year, I've come to realize that the one and only factor that determines how effective a diet pill is likely to be is the ingredient profile. If the ingredients are proven to work and they is enough of the ingredient included, it's usually a good bet that you will lose some weight. Without those two things, it's anyone's guess.
When you start to research the ingredients that are in a given diet pill, you'll want to be sure that you use credible sources. Unfortunately, many diet pills provide information on the ingredients that sounds more like a sales pitch (because it is) than unbiased statements. A such, you should always verify their cliams by researching the ingredients for yourself. PubMed, Wikipedia, and peer-reviewed medical journals are good sources of unbiased information.
One common trick that diet pills will use is to cite a clinical study of an ingredient, but try to make it appear as though it was a study on their product itself. Don't get me wrong, it's great when they cite research on ingredients as long as they disclose that the research is actually on the ingredient in the diet pill. Also, many will 'quote' research but will give no reference to verify that the study was legitimate or that it even happened. Essentially if they don't clearly reference the study in a way that you can find it yourself, you shouldn't believe anything that they've said.
The importance to research the ingredients yourself is made clear in the popularity of some of the latest fad diet pill ingredients (for example, acai berry and hoodia gordonii). These two ingredients are touted all over the internet as being the next secret to weight loss. And one would easily be convinced after reading all of the hype. The fact of the matter is, however, that these two ingredients aren't backed by a single legitimate, well documented scientific study. They may have good health benefits, but they won't help you lose weigt (despite what all the diet companies tell you).
Once you have verified that a certain ingredient has been proven to cause weight loss, your research isn't over there. You must also verify that the amount of the ingredient used in the diet pill is up to par with what the clinical studies have shown to be effective. Too often diet pills will use 'Proprietary Blends' that hide the amounts of the ingredients.
For example, if an ingredient was shown to cause weight loss in a study that used 600 mg per dosage, in order for the diet pill to have the same effect it would obviously need to have the same amount of the ingredient. But what many companies do is they put a small amount of the ingredient in the pill so that they can advertise that they have the ingredient and then not disclose how much you're actually getting by takingit. In short, look for diet pills that allow you to verify their effectiveness by listing the amounts of all their ingredients.
Yet another trick that some diet pills use is including an insanely long list of ingredients. Don't be impressed by such tactics. In most cases (not all, but most) they can't fit enough of each ingredient in the pill do any good. They're just trying to add credibility by making you think there's a lot in the pill.
In conclusion, the only that really determines the effectiveness of the diet pill is what the pill is made of: the ingredients. Many people base their purchasing decisions on how good the infomercial was or before and after photos that are usually fake. Be smarter in your choices and do some good research before you spend your hard earned money. If you're going to spend it, it might as well be on something that will do what it's supposed to.
When you start to research the ingredients that are in a given diet pill, you'll want to be sure that you use credible sources. Unfortunately, many diet pills provide information on the ingredients that sounds more like a sales pitch (because it is) than unbiased statements. A such, you should always verify their cliams by researching the ingredients for yourself. PubMed, Wikipedia, and peer-reviewed medical journals are good sources of unbiased information.
One common trick that diet pills will use is to cite a clinical study of an ingredient, but try to make it appear as though it was a study on their product itself. Don't get me wrong, it's great when they cite research on ingredients as long as they disclose that the research is actually on the ingredient in the diet pill. Also, many will 'quote' research but will give no reference to verify that the study was legitimate or that it even happened. Essentially if they don't clearly reference the study in a way that you can find it yourself, you shouldn't believe anything that they've said.
The importance to research the ingredients yourself is made clear in the popularity of some of the latest fad diet pill ingredients (for example, acai berry and hoodia gordonii). These two ingredients are touted all over the internet as being the next secret to weight loss. And one would easily be convinced after reading all of the hype. The fact of the matter is, however, that these two ingredients aren't backed by a single legitimate, well documented scientific study. They may have good health benefits, but they won't help you lose weigt (despite what all the diet companies tell you).
Once you have verified that a certain ingredient has been proven to cause weight loss, your research isn't over there. You must also verify that the amount of the ingredient used in the diet pill is up to par with what the clinical studies have shown to be effective. Too often diet pills will use 'Proprietary Blends' that hide the amounts of the ingredients.
For example, if an ingredient was shown to cause weight loss in a study that used 600 mg per dosage, in order for the diet pill to have the same effect it would obviously need to have the same amount of the ingredient. But what many companies do is they put a small amount of the ingredient in the pill so that they can advertise that they have the ingredient and then not disclose how much you're actually getting by takingit. In short, look for diet pills that allow you to verify their effectiveness by listing the amounts of all their ingredients.
Yet another trick that some diet pills use is including an insanely long list of ingredients. Don't be impressed by such tactics. In most cases (not all, but most) they can't fit enough of each ingredient in the pill do any good. They're just trying to add credibility by making you think there's a lot in the pill.
In conclusion, the only that really determines the effectiveness of the diet pill is what the pill is made of: the ingredients. Many people base their purchasing decisions on how good the infomercial was or before and after photos that are usually fake. Be smarter in your choices and do some good research before you spend your hard earned money. If you're going to spend it, it might as well be on something that will do what it's supposed to.
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