Metabolife
Diet Pills Review
Metabolife are one of the most successful sellers of diet and
weight loss pills and, despite controversy attaching to their
products like Metabolife 356®, they command respect in the diet
industry.
Metabolife® Diet Pills - Issues
The main issue surrounding the use of Metabolife's diet pills and
supplements concerns the ingredient Ephedra (Ephedrine or Ma
Huang), a common herb widely used by many companies in the
manufacture of weight loss and bodybuilding supplements and taken
by dieters throughout the world. A 2001 study published in the New
England Journal of Medicine concluded the herb could cause high
blood pressure, heart problems, stroke, seizures and death. And
the FDA has reports of 100 deaths among ephedra users. As a
result, like other weight management and diet nutrition companies,
Metabolife has been obliged to state (inter alia) that:
"Metabolife 356® has ephedrine group alkaloids in the form of
herbal extracts and may cause serious adverse health effects."
For it's part, Metabolife assures it's weight loss and diet
customers that:
"We're dedicated to improving the quality of life by providing
safe and effective products to help you maintain your health and
well-being."
Herbal Diet Pills are Diet Pills
Herbal diet pills containing 'natural' ingredients are not
necessarily safer than non-herbal diet pills. Indeed, they can
even be less safe for health and less effective for weight loss.
One problem is that over the counter diet pills and supplements,
including Metabolife 356®, are not subject to the same scrutiny as
prescription-only diet pills. In particular, ingredient-testing
and labelling regulations are less strict. This means the weight
loss customer depends largely upon information supplied by the
diet pill producer. The Metabolife web site does not appear to
offer very much information on either the ingredients of or risks
associated with it's weight loss products. More information would
definitely be helpful, especially with regard to Ephedra,
Ephedrine or Ma Huang.
Metabolife® Diet Pills - Do They Work?
Metabolife weight loss supplements are intended to be consumed as
part of a sensible eating program. The meal suggestions provided
by Metabolife are designed to offer about 1200 calories (plus
snacks), which for most people is sufficient to offer steady
weight loss of 1-2 pounds per week, depending on exercise.
Metabolife® Diet Pills - Summary
Not recommended. We prefer not to recommend any diet pills until
clinical tests show that they are effective.
As yet, no clinical study into the long term weight loss effects
of diet supplements has suggested that pills offer lasting weight
loss. Indeed, all reputable studies suggest that the only
effective way to achieve lasting weight loss is by sensible eating
and regular exercise. Diet pills seem therefore to be superfluous.
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