According to statistics, almost six out of ten Americans suffer from being overweight and are considered to be close to obesity. The rate of obesity is increasing every year, as most individuals are leading improper life styles and incorrect food habits. As a result, most individuals try to reduce obesity with the help of various weight loss products and dietary supplements available in the market. Individuals have started to look towards faster and often unnatural modes of weight loss techniques in the hope of instant results and overnight slimming down procedures. Some dietary supplements made out of natural ingredients and scientific processes and are professed an authentic and sure way of reducing weight. Their effectiveness and safety may not be vouched for.
Dietary supplements may include a combination of vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids or botanical plants and come in the form of an extract or concentration of all these ingredients. Dietary supplements are usually available in the form of pills, capsules, gel, liquid, or powder. Most food and medicines used for weight loss programs are scrutinized by FDA or Food and Drug Administration and certified fit for consumption. Safety of dietary supplements cannot be checked by FDA, due to which it remains a matter of concern while using these dietary supplements. FDA can put a ban on such dietary supplements only if a problem is reported after its usage. A supplement prepared from the herb ephedra, also known as ma huang or herbal fen-phen, was considered in 2003 to have caused the death of a famous baseball player. FDA pulled it out from the market post investigation as it came under suspicion.
According to researches, trying dietary supplements can be a risky procedure. Such experiments might have worse side effects instead of helping individuals to lose weight. Healthy and balanced diet complemented by regular physical exercises and reduced intake of high calorie foods could be a safer and better way to lose weight.
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