The Dangers of Diet Pills

Heart disease. Constipation. High blood pressure. Cardiac arrest. Insomnia. Arrhythmia. Oh, and my personal favorite--anal leakage. Haven't you always dreamed about having all of these issues? Well these are just a few side effects of many popular diet pills on the market today. Everyone wants a quick fix--a shortcut to having the body of their dreams. "Shed 30 pounds in 30 days...no diet or exercise required!" Sounds too good to be true? Because it is. All diet pills--prescription, over the counter, and herbal are dangerous and in my humble opinion, stupid. Losing weight is hard work and there is no replacement for hard work. Let me repeat. There is no replacement for hard work. There is no magic pill, diet, or cleanse that will cut your body fat that dramatically in a month. Losing weight (and I'm talking body fat not water and muscle via starvation) takes time, perseverance, and sweat. It's simple math...you need to expend more energy than you consume, but you still need to consume an adequate amount of energy (calories) in order for your body to function properly. I think it's a shame that there are celebrity endorsed diet pills like Quicktrim. A lot of young women (unfortunately) look up to celebrities like Kim Kardashian and I personally find it extremely irresponsible that she would use her fame to make a few bucks to advertise a pill that can lead to irregular heartbeat, dizziness, insomnia, liver and kidney damage (just to name a few). "Natural" diet pills are often unregulated by the FDA and can be just as dangerous. If you want to lose weight, please just do it the old fashioned way. Clean up your diet and go to the gym. Remember, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.