Diet Teas
are Not a Healthy or Effective Way to Lose Weight
Weight loss teas contain strong botanical laxatives and diuretics.
They can cause diarrhea and loss of water from the body. Diarrhea
and water loss lead to the depletion of sodium, potassium (hypokalemia)
and dehydration. Although weight may decrease, the loss is fluid
and is only temporary. Moreover, low sodium and potassium levels
may cause abnormal heartbeats and can even lead to death.
Herbal Diet Teas Won't Help You Lose Weight, either
Senna, a herbal laxative, is often an ingredient in herbal "diet
teas". It stimulates the colon and can result in extreme diarrhea,
nausea and dehydration. Toxicologists say, this herb can cause an
electrolyte imbalance so serious it can lead to arrhythmia and
heart failure. The weight loss is usually water loss, not fat loss.
Moreover, long-term use of diet teas can impair colon function.
Herbal Diet Teas - Many Names Misleadingly Suggest Weight Loss
Many weight-loss and "cleansing" teas flood the market. Examples
include: Trim-Maxx, 24-Hour Diet Tea, Ultra Slim Tea, Select Senna
Leaf Tea, Super Fatbuster Tea, Super Dieter's Tea, Original Slim
Tea, Fasting Tea, Uncle Lee's body Slim Dieter Tea, Herb Tea Diet
and Cleansing Program, Alvita Trim-Time Thermogenic Tea, Sou Tsian
Tea, Diet Partner Herb Tea, Diet-Max Diet Tea, Elegant Jasmine
Slim Tea, etc.
Diet Teas are not Federally Regulated
Herbal diet teas are not federally regulated - as long as they do
not claim to promote weight loss on the label (even though the
name obviously suggests this very claim!). Since the diet teas are
regulated as foods, the ingredients are not monitored for potency;
the exact amounts of laxative herbs in each tea are unknown, and
so are the potential effects of mixing different laxative herbs.
If You must Drink Diet Teas
Avoid brands that contain senna, aloe, buckthorn, rhubarb root,
cascara, and castor oil. Other potentially harmful ingredients in
diet teas include: Ma huang, locust plant, wymote, ginseng,
honeysuckle, and chaparral. Longer brewing time increases the
potency of herbal teas. For the sake of your weight and health, do
not drink more than 2 cups of diet tea per day. Diet Teas are not
the answer to weight loss or weight control.
Diet & Weight Loss Pills
Diet and weight loss drugs or pills, whether prescription or
over-the-counter weight loss supplements, are only effective when
combined with a healthy diet and exercise plan.
NOTE: Before using any form of diet pills or weight loss
supplements, please consult your doctor.
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