1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Alternative Medicine
photo of Cathy Wong
Alternative Medicine Blog

By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine since 2000

The Lowdown on Popular Weight Loss Supplements

Tuesday January 8, 2008
Weight loss supplements and herbal diet pills are extremely popular at this time of the year as many people try to shed pounds gained over the holidays. If you go into any health food store or look online, you'll find hundreds of weight loss supplements, many of them claiming to have remarkable benefits. Although it's tempting to try new supplements, the possible side effects and safety concerns aren't always listed. And while some of them may be promising, others can do more harm than good. Here's information about some of the more popular weight loss supplements. Weight Loss Supplements: What You Need to Know

Comments

February 9, 2008 at 4:04 am
(1) Fat Loss Guide says:

Great Post.
The main thing i am getting from your post is the safety of diet pills have yet to be verified.
Weight loss and more importantly fat loss can be achieved without pills or supplements.
All it takes is discipline and patience. I suppose the diet industry is so successful because the majority of us lack the above attributes.

An interesting and effective plan which i absolutely believe in and has scientific backing is eating up to 6 times a day but very small meals. The act of eating res up your basic metabolic rate. If the foods you are eating are fat burning foods, and there are a lot of them around, you are onto a winner

Thank you

Fat Loss Guide

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Alternative Medicine
About.com Special Features

Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >

Keep yourself, and your family, happy and healthy this fall with these tips. More >

  1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Alternative Medicine

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.