06
Feb
P.O. Pharm asked:

Obesity is an imbalance between fat intake and energy expenditure. Now day obesity is a problem of health and mind in many people. The stimulating factors of obesity is social environment, advertising of many food products induce the consumers want to eat more than the energy use. The rush hours working lifestyle make many people take junk food and fast food more than nutritionists. The important factor is Generic, it is found that one obese parent has a 40% chance of obesity and both obese parents have 80% chance of obesity.

There is no truly direct way to measure how fat you are or how much the body fat. Common way is calculate BMI (Body Mass Index).

BMI =Weight (kg) / Hight x Hight (m x m)

If the BMI > 27 means now you have severe problem of obesity and may increase risk for morbidity, developing a number of chronic disease and health.

The chronic diseases that are developed from obesity are diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, cancer, gout and sleep apnea. So control the weight is the best way to void health problem.

There are many ways to control and reduce the weight. Exercise and should low calories foods are the best way. The other way is using weigh control products.

There are 2 kinds of weight control products.

1. Potential dangerous diet products, this group working as appetite suppression, interference food absorption and laxative. Taking this group you have to consult the pharmacist or doctor.

2. Questionable safety / efficacy products, this groups more safety than the first group. Normally, weigh control products are from natural such as Garcinia cambogia, Konjac, or Spirulina.

Garcinia cambogia: the active ingredient is Hydroxyciric acid (HCA). It works as inhibit fat and cholesterol accumulation by slowing down the enzyme. And may be suppression of appetite so can reduce food intake and promote weight loss. Dosage of Garcinia cmbogia, beginning from 750 mg to 1,500 mg, takes 2-3 times in individual dose before meals.

Chitosan: It is product from shells of shell fish. The mechanism of chitosan is binds to fatty acid and reduces cholesterols levels. Dosage of chitosan is 1 gram with each meal. However you should be careful lacking of vitamin A, D, E and K during taking chitosan.

Konjac: The active ingredient is Glucomanan (Polysaccharide) that is soluble fiber. It works by absorb water in the stomach, make bulk and you will feel fullness. So the customers do not want to eat much. This product is more safety than other. It does not interference the body mechanism. Recommend dose is 1 gram per a glass of water about 1 hour before meal.

Spirulina: It is unicellular blue-green algae. It contents essential amino acid and Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA). GLA could promote loss of body fat but however there is no research to support the role of spirulina and weigh reduce.

Chromium: It works by maintain the blood sugar and cholesterol and control appetite. The recommended dose of chromium is 50-200 mcg a day.

Conclusion

Control the body weight helps you against the chronic diseases and make good looking. There are many ways to reduce and control the weight. Using weight control products is not the best way, especially use potential dangerous diet products without consult from the doctors or the pharmacists. Balance the energy expenditure and fat intake is an important point. If you eat more you have to exercise more. Other ways are break bad habits such as alcohol intake, watching T.V. during eating, or ignore vegetables. You have to realize how much the fat in each menu and should the low cholesterol with high nutrition.

01
Jan
Joe Golson asked:

Choosing healthy weight loss supplements can be tricky. Even though many claim to lead to natural weight loss not all of them are legitimate. The problem is that the weight loss supplement industry is full of people who are selling bogus products. This includes supplements,pills, patches and creams.  It can be confusing because there are so many promises out there about healthy weight loss supplements with no real proof that they work.

This is not to say that all healthy weight loss supplements and products are evil. The key is to choose quality supplements that are good for you.

First of all try to choose natural products. Avoid supplements that contain synthetic chemicals that could give you a shocking surprise when it comes to side effects. Keep in mind that if you buy cheap diet supplements full of caffeine, you will get the jitters. You should also avoid ephedra which causes shakiness and heart attacks.  You should also never exceed the recommended dosages for these products unless you really want to feel ill or perhaps even die.

There are also a lot of healthy weight Loss supplements on the market that are quite simply fake. Some make you anxious and others make you very fatigued. Read the labels and make sure what you are buying something pure, and organic. Always pay attention to recommended dosages for these products and never exceed them to avoid nasty side effects.

You should also only use products that have some kind of medical approval or proof of quality that is legitimate. This is because no diet products are subject to any kind of FDA approval. You need to read the labels to protect yourself from taking dangerous chemicals that can cause disorientation, nausea, dehydration and other problems.

Unfortunately most people have to take these weight Loss supplements for a number of weeks or even months to find out if they even work.  It is hard to get your money back from these products if they don’t work as usually you end up taking most of the weight loss supplements before you find out they are ineffective.  

When you buy weight Loss supplements try to look for a glycemic index diet plan that come with pamphlets that offer proof that medical studies have been done.  All you can do is read the labels to try and protect yourself.  Yet another sign of a good healthy weight loss product is the offer of a full refund if the supplements do not work within a specified period of time.