Weight Loss Pills - Yes or No?

Increasing obesity is one of the major problems of today's generation. Not only the adults or teenagers but this problem of increasing weight is flowing among the infants and small children also. So the best way to counter the increasing obesity or fatness of the body is regular exercise, proper and balanced diet, proper and adequate amount of rest. But theses ways are very slow and provides the result very late.

So to control the problem of growing obesity, weight losses pills have started growing the market and started making their influence.

Diet drugs have come a long way since the addictive amphetamines of the 1950s. And while each new generation of skinny pills has so far proven more dangerous than effective — remember fen-phen and ephedra? — experts continue their search for a safe diet pill that works.

How can companies sell potentially unsafe products? Dietary supplements and weight-loss aids aren't subject to the same rigorous standards as are prescription drugs. Thus, they can be sold with limited proof of effectiveness or safety. Once a product is on the market, however, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monitors its safety and can take action to ban or recall dangerous products.

For this reason, it's important to do your homework if you're thinking about trying weight-loss pills. Read labels and talk with your doctor or pharmacist. Also check the FDA Web site for alerts about safety concerns and product recalls.