Diet Pills

Which Supplements Actually Work?

Lately I've been trying to feel better so I've been eating a lot of vitamins... do you know how many vitamins you have to eat before you feel full?... the colour of my urine is amazing..." - Steven Wright

I have to admit, I'm skeptical - some would say jaded over the hundreds of thousands of "miracles in a bottle" being foisted on us with exaggerated, misleading and flat-out false claims.

There are, however a few exceptions - some diamonds in the rough that are worth looking in to. Bear in mind that supplementation is highly individual and that "supplement" should imply that you are adding to an already healthy and varied diet. With this in mind, here are some supplements to consider:

Top 8 Most Ridiculous Weight Loss Techniques

Obesity researcher Betty Kovacs and Self Magazine editor Erin Hobday collaborated on a NY Daily News piece that outlines the 8 most outrageous weight loss ideas. How they managed to whittle the list down to just 8 is an impressive feat! So here's the crazy 8:

7 Ways to Spot a Weight Loss Scam

In 2004, an estimated 4.8 million Americans bought bogus weight-loss supplements, patches, creams or other products – making it the top rated scam according to the Federal Trade Commission. This is further proof that there is no shortage of charlatans out there preying on people’s desperation to lose weight.

I’m not exactly sure how they came up with the criteria for what constitutes a “scam”, but here are some red flags that people need to be wary of when it comes to sketchy weight loss products;

Symlin: Hormone Injections For Weight Loss

A new study published in The American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism shows that the Symlin hormone, currently used to treat diabetes, can help people feel fuller and reduce the desire to binge and eat high-fat foods.