Dietary supplements (BAA)
The most common means for losing weight are dietary supplements (BAA), which can be divided into low-calorie food substitutes and hunger regulators, fat burners and adsorbents. Until recently, only imported food substitutes were available from the first group - for example, cocktails. But now domestic food concentrates have appeared: soups and borscht, purees and porridges, jelly and compotes.Nutritionists and pharmacists consider them the most harmless of all weight loss products. As a rule, they slightly correct metabolism and do not contain harmful impurities. For some time - for example, a week - you can even hold out on them alone or use them on fasting days. However, you should not combine them with your usual diet - some did not lose weight from this, but, on the contrary, gained weight. There is another minus: these substitutes are often completely tasteless. Sometimes so much so that it is basically impossible to eat them.
Thus, you can lose weight with the help of low-calorie meal replacements, but subject to severe caloric restriction and... the ability to take these substitutes into your mouth.
Fat burners, adsorbents and hunger regulators
Another group of dietary supplements aimed at weight loss are fat burners, adsorbents and hunger regulators.Fat burners usually contain ephedra, caffeine, and L-carnitine. These components help convert excess fat into useful energy and activate the removal of toxins. Burners are sold in the form of capsules or drinks: these are all kinds of night and day formulas, coffee for weight loss, green tea extract, pineapple extract and others. The effect of using fat burners manifests itself differently for everyone or does not manifest itself at all. What does this depend on? From many factors, including physical activity and nutritional balance. You can take capsules for six months, but get minimal results, because the drugs themselves, without your help, will not work.
Adsorbents are cleaning agents and ballast substances.
The first include, for example, teas for weight loss, of which a great variety has appeared in pharmacies and stores. They have a laxative and diuretic effect, sometimes very weak, sometimes pronounced. As a rule, after finishing the “tea diet,” everything returns to normal, including weight, which, by the way, in rare cases generally drops significantly. And cleansing the body can be achieved without drinking tea for weight loss - today there are many different methods. Ballast substances, swelling in the stomach, give a feeling of fullness. This is an attempt to deceive the body so as not to put something “forbidden” into the mouth. Microcrystalline cellulose is the most common ballast substance. Is it suitable for everyone? Alas, not for everyone and not always. It seems to be a harmless remedy, but sometimes it causes discomfort in the digestive organs.Hunger regulators are substances that suppress appetite.
It is believed that they are convenient in cases where you are on a diet or have fasting days. If you want to eat, take a tablet or drops under your tongue, suck it, and there’s no problem.True, not everyone succeeds.
She will look for just such a remedy that will undoubtedly help her and require a minimum of physical effort from her. Accordingly, medications for weight loss will always be “in trend,” regardless of their type and type, and each person finds his own specific “medicine” for himself in order to get the maximum and fastest effect.
Pharmacy chains are full of advertisements for various drug options from manufacturers with numerous promises of quick results. Moreover, each product is recommended exclusively as “the best medicine for weight loss” without the need for additional stimulation of the slimming process. Is this really true? You may receive some help from different types of medications, but you should take into account some of the features of taking such medications.
To begin with, you should pay attention to the fact that any medications, including weight loss medications, have certain side effects. This is especially true for pharmacological drugs, of which there are two groups - sibutramine and orlistat. The first option is an appetite suppressant, which is what most weight loss medications in pharmacies contain. These include such well-known medications as Reduxin, Meridia and others.
The second group of drugs is represented in pharmacies by the drugs “Xenical” and “Orsoten”, which block the process of absorption of lipids by the body. As a result, more than thirty percent of the fats entering the body are not digested and are excreted along with the stool. However, all of these weight loss medications have certain side effects. For example, subitramine does not have a very positive effect on the mental state and leads to heart disease. In addition, after taking the drug, there may be a sharp increase in appetite and, as a result, a double return of lost weight. If we talk about orlistat, then it is possible that the stool will liquefy too much, so you will have to stick to it in any case.
Weight loss medications can be truly effective if certain rules are followed. For example, it is imperative to adhere to dietary principles. This is especially true for taking nutritional supplements, which are also marketed in pharmacies as weight loss medications. Supplements include various non-medicinal products based on herbal extracts. Such supplements usually lead to eating less food.
In some cases, even hormonal contraceptives are used as weight loss drugs. However, they should be prescribed exclusively with the participation of a specialist, so as not to get the opposite effect, which consists of uncontrolled appetite and sudden weight gain.
Doesn't every woman want to be beautiful, slim, fit? Some are lucky, nature has rewarded them with an ideal figure. They can afford to eat whatever they want, whenever they want.
But what can others do, those for whom every extra piece of cake they eat is deposited in the most inappropriate places? Or women who have gained extra pounds for various reasons and want to get rid of them as quickly as possible?
After all, neither one nor the other “doesn’t have time to stick to proper nutrition” or “doesn’t have the strength to play sports.” So the manufacturers of miraculous weight loss products, which are in great demand, took care of them. And it’s not surprising, because all kinds of capsules, tablets, teas, massagers, patches and much more promise instant results. You can drink tea and lose weight, eat sweets and not think about calories, because the blocker will get rid of them. Dream!
I was no exception either. And there was a period in my life when I wanted to lose weight as quickly as possible and preferably by several sizes. But a magical remedy that will eliminate excess weight once and for all, without harm to the body, has not yet been found. I was convinced of this from my own experience.
I will share the story of my weight loss and my impressions of the means I used.
Tea for weight loss
The first thing that came to my mind was weight loss tea, which guaranteed to save the buyer from at least five kilograms. What happened: in ten days I got rid of three kilograms. The water left the body, but the fat remained in its place.
Miracle pills
After trying the tea and realizing that it didn’t help, I decided to buy diet pills. I chose a very expensive drug, which barely lasted me a week. What happened: I lost a kilogram, but not thanks to the “miracle” remedy.
The instructions stated that while taking the drug you need to switch exclusively to fruits and vegetables. As you know, fiber is very helpful in losing weight. I found out this later. I bought more tablets. I haven't lost an ounce of weight anymore.
Magic patches
I decided to try patches that promise to suppress appetite and improve metabolism. What happened: during the procedures, the skin smoothed out somewhat, but the volume remained the same.
I bought panties with a sauna effect in the hope that with them I would definitely lose weight by the promised two sizes. What happened: a lot of sweat was released. But I never managed to “melt” the fat.
Diet
I went on a diet. Moreover, I chose the fast one, which guaranteed getting rid of three kilograms in a week. What happened: got rid of five! Inspired by such successes, I stayed on it for another week, during which I lost another three kilograms. I didn't have any more extra pounds.
Sports and proper nutrition
Through numerous trials and errors, I came to healthy eating. After just three months, without difficulty or hunger strikes, I lost eleven kilograms. I started playing sports. For the third year now, my weight has not changed.
Conclusion
And in conclusion, I want to say that when choosing a product for weight loss, you should not forget that this industry is thriving thanks to you and me, those who are ready to buy any product, as long as it does not require our own efforts. But results can only be achieved through proper nutrition and exercise.
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The whole truth about weight loss drugs
If we talk about the pressing problems of humanity, what is on everyone’s lips, the problem of losing weight will occupy one of the first places. Go to any search engine on the Internet, enter two words, and you will find over a thousand links.
The content can generally be divided into two categories:
The problem of losing weight is especially relevant for women. If a woman is watching her figure, and if in reality she does not correspond to the ideal, but at the same time she really wants to treat herself to sweets (and who said that you can’t make a cult out of food?), then the new weapon is “convenient, fast, without diets " raises only one question among many: "Why not?"
"Easy to lose weight", “You don’t need to limit yourself in food”- these slogans are temptingly replete with every advertisement for weight loss drugs. But how can you choose the right drug from such an abundance on the market? It becomes even more difficult to make a choice due to the amount of news that says that people have even lost their lives in order to lose weight.
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September 15, 1997 Food and Drug Administration in the USA unexpectedly decided to prohibit the sale and use fenfluramine. At the same time, anyone who has been taking this drug for a long time was strongly recommended to urgently go to the hospital for an ECG of the heart. At that time, fenfluramine had been used clinically for 20 years. All this time it was considered an absolutely safe drug. In 1996 alone, doctors wrote out 7 million prescriptions for this drug. However, suddenly the public learned that fenfluramine may cause heart valve damage, high blood pressure, pulmonary hypertension, and other side effects. As a result, factories producing fenfluramine suffered losses of $375 million. |
What does this mean? If there are side effects, but the percentage of their occurrence in patients is low, it is very difficult to identify the very fact of the presence of negative factors of the drug. Many people, having only tried it on themselves, understand that this or that drug is not so safe for health. It turns out that we have been “guinea pigs” for many years.
Or American inventions of drugs that are designed for losing weight by accelerating metabolism in the body. Such medicines contained thyroid hormone extracted from animals, or similar substances. They are designed for rapid weight loss, but on the other hand, patients also showed symptoms characteristic of Graves’ disease: trembling hands, indigestion, sweating, arrhythmia, chills, dry eyes, etc.
Another type of weight loss drugs contains the so-called " diuretics", which remove fluid from the body, the volume of which is 70% of body weight. Body weight is noticeably reduced, but the drug has no effect on fat deposits.
Or preparations containing rhubarb roots, Alexandria leaf and other similar substances, promoting diarrhea, act on the same principle. As soon as a person stops taking such drugs, the weight comes back.
Dangerous composition of weight loss drugs
What is hidden behind the “natural ingredients” in diet pills?
What is better - drugs or biological food supplements? Are natural ingredients safe?
It doesn’t matter what it is - a medicine or a nutritional supplement, before you start taking this or that drug, you need to carefully study its composition.Only you yourself are responsible for your health.
WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATIONS
Currently, the Chinese Department of Health has approved weight loss drugs based on only two active ingredients: Sibutramine and Orlistat. (note: in Russia the situation is similar).
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Sibutramine(note: in Russia, this drug is sold under the trademarks Meridia, Reduxin and Lindaxa). The product is presented by the following companies: Qu mei (Thai corporation), Ao qu qing (pharmaceutical company of Jiangsu province), ke xiu (medicinal enterprise of Nanjing). : 2 million people worldwide, of which 1.6 million are in the American population. The principle of losing weight: affects the nervous system, human brain. within 3-12 weeks, a feeling of dislike for food develops, and appetite is significantly reduced. Feeling hungry: No Appetite: decreasing Chair: normal Side effects: possible increase in blood pressure and others (approx. in Russia, since January 2008, products based on Sibutramine are classified as strictly controlled drugs) |
Orlistat: Trade name "Xenical"
Number of people using the drug: sold in more than 100 countries around the world, the drug is taken by about 10 million people.
The principle of losing weight: fats entering the body are not absorbed, the formation of new fat deposits is blocked.
Feeling hungry: present
Chair: frequent, soft, oily, sometimes even uncontrollable (to avoid embarrassment, you must use hygiene products).
Side effects: The most obvious side effect is oily stool, and the more fat a person consumes, the greater the effect described above. While Orlistat prevents the body from absorbing fat, it also prevents the body from absorbing other nutrients and vitamins from food. Thus, taking this drug leads to a lack of vitamins A, D, E, K and beta-carotene.
For most people, the desire to lose weight is not a desire to be cured, since it is not a disease. A person strives to meet generally accepted figure standards, to look better, more athletic, healthier, to become more self-confident, to look younger - for different reasons. But this is not a cure for any disease. And since it is not a disease, there is no need to take medication. Any weight loss medication has side effects which affect the heart, liver, and nervous system. And this cannot but worry the one who receives them.
All over the world, priority is given to the latest weight loss drugs that do not penetrate into the blood and do not affect the nervous system. Effective new generation drugs are becoming a part of our lives. We are talking about preparations that contain konjac powder, rice bran (containing a lipase inhibitor), chitosan - all these are natural plant components that are processed using high technology. They They only reduce body fat, do not remove moisture and do not reduce muscle mass.
Why is the whole world addicted to weight loss products?
To control your weight, sad as it may be, there are only two ways. The first is to sew up your mouth, and hunger is, first of all, a powerful metabolic stress and does not give anything good for health. The second is to force an extremely fat fat cell, the adipocyte, to “lose weight.” Try to do this by force of will if it takes 9 to 12 months to reduce the fat cell from 300 to the required 50 microns. According to statistics, no more than 10% of people can go this long way without breakdown. What about the other 90%? That's right, they take weight loss medications.
How do they work? Plus or minus according to one principle. Take Turboslim for example - acceleration of metabolic processes, laxative and diuretic effects, and appetite control. Nothing new has been invented in the world yet, since the main task of such products is to accelerate all physiological processes that contribute to weight loss. Actually, this is the main value of dietary supplements - “accelerating the achievement of results while maintaining a comfortable quality of life,” or, more simply, weight loss without much suffering. This is where we have such an army of fans all over the world.
What should everyone who loses weight learn like the Lord’s Prayer?
One main rule: read the instructions for use on the packaging carefully!!! When using any dietary supplements, it is extremely important to comply with them, since the dosages of biologically active substances in dietary supplements have been developed by the global scientific community for decades. Currently, in our country, adequate (and therefore effective and safe) standards for the consumption of active substances have been approved at the legislative—I emphasize legislative—level. This is the only way to achieve the desired effect without harming the body.
That is why the composition of biologically active food additives is strictly controlled by state expertise. If a particular product does not meet accepted physiological standards for the content of active substances, it will never appear on the market. Compliance with the dosage is your main responsibility as a consumer, and if you swallow them in handfuls and drink buckets, then no state examination will save you from your own stupidity.
Why do all these drugs work as a diuretic and laxative?
Paradoxically, when we reduce calories, we activate adipocytes, which are responsible for storing fat. And they need water to synthesize fat. By regulating its amount inside the cell, we prevent adipocytes from producing fat and the cell gradually “loses weight.” As soon as this happens, we can already talk about normalizing body weight. That is why at the beginning of a weight loss course it is necessary to remove excess interstitial fluid. The most effective way is a mild diuretic effect. If we continue to analyze this using the example of Turboslim, then it uses cherry stalks for this purpose - by the way, one of the most popular components of all weight loss products in the West. It promotes the renewal of intercellular fluid, and this prevents the accumulation of fat, for example, with low-calorie diets.
If we talk about the laxative effect that weight loss products cause, everything is simple here - during the period of struggle for weight, constipation should absolutely not be allowed. And this problem appears for many people due to a sudden change in diet, especially if you go on a low-calorie or protein diet.
Why do we immediately lose volume when using such products?
As I already said, this happens from the first days precisely due to the removal of intercellular and intracellular fluid, and what is important is that this process has nothing to do with dehydration of the body. I don’t see anything wrong with a noticeable decrease in volume; this is a natural process - the body’s transition to a different level of metabolism. Moreover, there is a very important psychological aspect to this.
Since the most difficult thing in weight loss programs is not to fail, motivation for a long-term course is one of the most difficult tasks.
A clear reduction in volume in the first days is the best claim to victory; it allows you to overcome the most difficult first days and enter a new diet.
This explains the popularity of the so-called express weight loss products, designed for an intensive three-day course. Due to the simultaneous burning of fat, suppressing appetite and diuretic action, the desired desired effect is achieved in a short time, and this greatly increases the motivation to continue the course.
And, finally, your advice to those losing weight - and on the eve of the summer season, their names are legion?
The first is split meals 5-6 times a day. Thus, you speed up your metabolism and force your body to work. In addition, split meals significantly reduce the feeling of hunger that appears during the day.
Secondly, it is imperative to monitor bowel movements.
Third, strict adherence to recommendations when using drugs with a diuretic and laxative effect.
Fourth, be sure to eat protein. Meat, fish, protein shakes and bars - everything that gives the body the necessary building material for cells.
And the very last question. What are the best weight loss products?
I would not like to name the manufacturers, but the general recommendations are obvious - buy products only from large, well-known manufacturers, since only they can afford properly equipped production and high-quality raw materials.
