 Diet drink powdered formulas frequently are mixed with a glass of milk and are replaced for one or more meals. A lot of users of these shakes states feeling always hungry and take back the lost weight when they quit the shakes. By relying on shakes, dieters follow artificial dieting methods and evade learning how to work food into their lives.
Lots of prescription diet medicines have side effects and may not work for long-standing weight loss. Over-the-counter pills containing the appetite suppressant PPA (phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride) can lift blood pressure. Over-the-counter pills containing ephedra may cause serious side effects, as well as dizziness, increased blood pressure or heart rate, chest pain, heart attack, stroke, seizure and even death. At present, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking action to limit or ban the use of PPA and ephedra in over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements.
Examples of Ineffective Diet Products
* Diet patches - removed from the market by FDA in the early 1990s because they were ineffective as a diet aid.
* Magnet diet pills - supposedly flush fat out of the body.
* Certain bulk fillers (such as guar gum) may cause internal obstruction.
* Electrical muscle stimulators. FDA may remove from market if promoted for weight loss.
* Appetite suppressing eyeglasses. Claim colored lenses project image on retina and decrease appetite.
* Magic weight-loss earrings. Supposedly control hunger by stimulating acupuncture points.
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