What Slimming Pills

Slimming Pills And The Placebo Effect

For the uninitiated, a placebo is a medication that is without any trace of a compound that could treat, soothe or cure a health problem or condition.

Or to put it another way a fake or dummy medicine.

Our brain can be a complex and complicated piece of equipment and so sometimes the (unwitting) introduction of a placebo can sometimes cause an improvement in health – this is called the Placebo Effect

Placebos are commonly and regularly used in the medical and pharmaceutical industry to trial a newly created drug against a dummy drug to test its effect both physically and psychologically.

In clinic trial conditions, a drug containing nothing but a  placebo may be given to one group of patients instead of the active (or real) medicine or treatment in order to assess whether the real drug is actually effective.

Slimming And The Effect Of Placebos

In some circumstances the placebo effect has been shown to reduce symptoms better than the actual created (real) medication. Could a diet pill help you lose weight, even if they do not contain any active ingredient?

A slimmer could be given a course of slimming pills that contained no active ingredient and  could be informed that the drugs they were being administered produced a potent slimming effect – how would the results stack up against another slimmer that was given the exact same slimming pill but told they contained no active weight loss ingredients?

This sentence “In some circumstances the placebo effect has been shown to reduce symptoms better than the actual created (real) medication.” describes how the power of the mind can influence health and its ability to “cure” itself.

This also highlights the weakness of the mind  and its dependence on something for health and well being . A human being, it would seem can only heal itself if the mind is in positive mode and has some form of outside assistance allowing it to become almost passive and succumb to the effect be it is real or artificial.

Slimming Pill Placebo Effect

Slimming pills (manufacturers) that are available for purchase without the need of a prescription are guilty of utilising the placebo effect to their advantage. Marketing material is spun very positively in the media and a potential consumer is already in a positive mindset before embarking on the course.

Although the intention is not to produce a placebo, some less potent or weaker weight loss formulas rely on the “It says it works – therefore it must work” type mindset of consumers.

The bottom line is the effect that a placebo can have is relatively short lived, especially in the area of slimming . The symptoms of being over weight are physical and so after the honeymoon period as long since gone, the stark reality still exists.

The gap between the ineffective slimming pill products and the clinically proven initially can be tiny – but after a while, the desire to lose weight has to be complimented by something that actually works.

Which are the most effective slimming pills – click here

Alli Slimming Pills 2017

With the sheer volume of promotion and column inches devoted to Alli, it should have been and would have been the best selling non prescription slimming pill of all time.

The FDA’s (Food and Drugs Administration) approval gave Alli a unique status.

FDA approval is something that is usually reserved for anti obesity medication that cannot be purchased without prior GP consultation and no other commercially available or over the counter slimming pill has (to date) been awarded this status.

GlaxoSmithKline manufacture Alli and from a marketing perspective Alli has should have been one of if not the best selling slimming pills of 2008.  From a consumer perspective Alli was a huge disappointment.

Alli was released around 18 months ago in the United States first and billed as  the $1 a day anti obesity drug that could help dieters to experience Rapid Weight Loss, Alli has been plagued with consumer reports and cause for concern over a side effect that is not so much dangerous but hugely embarrassing.

View the original Alli Review for more detail regarding the side effect that has kept consumers never too far from a bathroom or public convenience.

As as far as potential customers in the UK and Europe are concerned purchases up until now would have to be made from American online based websites such as HealthBuy. But recently, Alli has been awarded the seal of approval by Europe’s medicine watchdog and could be available in the UK and Europe as early as May 2009.

Alli Clinical Trials

Alli is a lower strength version of the prescription only anti obesity drug Orlistat, better name under the brand name of Xenical.

To date the clinical trials involving Alli have not been put under the microscope or replicated – The connection and association with Xenical and of course GlaxoSmithKline is an obvious help.

Dr Vidhu Bansal-Dev, of GlaxoSmithKline’s American weight loss and health and wellbeing advisor, said: “It (Alli) is the most extensively studied weight-loss drug on the planet and proven to be beneficial to those wanting to lose weight.”

But Gareth Williams, professor of medicine at Bristol University, doubts that the results gathered from the clinical studies on highly motivated individuals will be replicated among the general public who are not under controlled “workshop” conditions

He (Gareth Williams) wrote in the British Medical Journal: ‘Taking it (Alli) without medical supervision may achieve an average daily energy deficit of only 100 kcal – equivalent of leaving a few chips on a plate or eating an apple instead of ice cream.’

He also wrote that taking Alli was the equivalent of having “10 to 20 minutes of sex”.

Other Slimming Pills To Consider

PhenQ – the multi action fat burner, fat blocker and appetite suppressant that has received unprecedented media attention largely due to it ingredients that have been proven to burn body fat extremely rapidly.

PhenQ is arguably the most popular non prescription slimming pill in the UK, USA and mainland Europe.

PhenQ has a 60 day money back guarantee and can be shipped without a shipping cost anywhere in the world.

Will PhenQ work for me? – click to find out

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Slimming Pills For Obesity

Obesity is now a worldwide problem it is becoming a pandemic, especially in regions where there is a high proportion of disposable income such as the United States, UK and Europe.

The most common and popular method for trying to get rid of excess body weight and body mass are some form of slimming pill or weight management tablets.

In a majority of cases a slimming is used either by itself or in conjunction with a diet plan or weight loss program

The most beneficial combination is the use of a slimming pill and a diet plan

In a majority of cases of obesity an individual will become accustomed to taking on board a certain amount of calories a day, common sense will indicate that this must change.  An sufferer from obesity must teach themselves to expect a reduced portion each and every day.

The most effective form of slimming pills that can produce a healthy gradual reduction in calorific intake is either an appetite suppressant or a fat binder

If you have an extremely large body mass a commercial slimming pill (one that you can buy over the counter or from the web ) is most likely not your best option.

In extreme cases of obesity where your life may be in danger it is absolutely vital that you seek professional help from a GP or doctor. A radical change of diet and lifestyle is necessary first and foremost.

Depending on stance a doctor may prescribe a course of slimming pills – the pills prescribed will be pharmaceutically produced drugs, some of them you may be familiar with and others you may not.

The over riding point is that they  are via prescription and must only be acquired after consultation from a doctor.

Common Anti Obesity Slimming Pills

There are only a handful of slimming pills that may be prescribed by a GP or doctor. All are chemically based, all are powerful and can lead to some pretty nasty side effects.

Xenical Orlistat – Xenical is a fat block that can prevent fat absorption. Xenical is very strong and uses the active ingredient Orlistat.

If you qualify for a prescription slimming pill you would be 10 times more likely to prescribed Xenical that any other brand. Xenical is not available for purchase. More about Xenical

Acomplia Rimonabant – a powerful appetite suppressing drug that until recently was quite frequently prescribed. Acomplia has now been banned from the marketplace after several adverse reactions were reported. More about Acomplia Rimonabant

Reductil – is a very powerful anti obesity drug and should only be used in cases where a a person is dangerously overweight or obese. Reductil is not a recommended weight loss pill for purely cosmetic reasons or anyone looking to drop a few pounds. More about Reductil

Meridia – uses the active ingredient Sibutramine. Meridia is another appetite suppressing slimming pill and has many potential side effects documented ranging from the minor to the severe. More about Meridia

The one factor that all of the above prescription slimming pills have in common is that can cause side effects.

It is highly advised to not attempt to purchase; Xenical, Reductil, Acomplia or Meridia from any source especially via the internet.

Natural Slimming Pills

The altertive to the chemically produced prescription slimming pill are of course product from the natural world. For an overview of some of the leading over the counter herbal and natural slimming pills click here