06th Jan 2009
My look at whether a weight loss product is something that can actually help people drop pounds
Do you know how much money is spent on weight loss supplements each year? It’s huge!
In total, it’s $60 billion dollars. Think about how big that figure is! My goodness!
This shows you two things. First, millions of people around the world are hoping to lose weight. And second, these people are so anxious to lose weight that they don’t mind spending their cash in order to try to speed up the results.
Unfortunately, a great deal of these products are nothing but scams. Usually these “scams” come in one of two forms. Either the pill or program just doesn’t work, or the cost of the product is priced far above where it should be.
As an example, I was browsing through Costco the other day and saw a diet pill that was selling for $69.99. It had a fancy label, stellar packaging and lots of promises about the results it can deliver.
What was in this magic pill? It was just green tea extract pills……
Ok - green tea extract can be somewhat helpful in the fight against weight loss, however, don’t think for a second these pills are worth this much.
In fact, I was able to find a bottle of supplements with the EXACT same ingredients, but it was just being sold as green tea extract and not as a weight loss product.
Guess how much it was? A whopping $6.99.
Sadly, the people selling the expensive pills is simply taking advantage of people’s vunerability and pushing their product with aggressive marketing. And unfortunately, many people fall for it.
And trust me, this product alone will never give you a big jump in your weight loss goals. It might be a tiny help, but it certainly isn’t “the answer”.
The best diet pills or best weight loss supplements won’t only have one ingredient. Seek out a product that uses a variety of different ingredients or herbs. This gives your body a variety of tools that it can make use of to help itself lose weight.
I should mention, I don’t want to give the idea that no pill is worth $70. Truthfully, there are some fantastic products that are in this price range. However,But I promise you that the good ones don’t just have one ingredient in them.
Disclaimer: This posting is based on information freely available in the popular press and medical journals that deal with acne. Nothing herein is intended to be or should be construed to be any sort of medical advice. For medical advice the reader should consult with his or her physician or other medical specialist
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