28 Diet Pills to Watch Out For

I don’t use diet pills, stimulants or fat burners for a simple reason: they don’t work. If they did work, there would be no overweight people.

There is no big secret to managing your health and your weight; it's about eating the right amount of healthy foods and exercising. It's that simple. And it doesn’t involve gimmicky exercise machines, pre-packaged processed food diets, or magic pills.

But the simple approach takes consistent commitment, which is why weight loss gimmicks sell: they promise results with little effort. If you're looking for a quick fix for your diet and weight loss issues, it's time you think again.

The Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that could put consumers' health at risk.

These weight loss products, some of which are marketed as dietary supplements, claim to be "natural" or to contain only "herbal" ingredients, but actually contain potentially harmful ingredients not listed on product labels.

"Consumers have no way of knowing that these products contain powerful drugs that can cause serious health consequences," Dr. Janet Woodcock, head of the FDA's drug evaluation center, explained.

Nearly all the pills the FDA lab tested contained sibutramine, a powerful appetite suppressant that can cause heart attacks, strokes and heart palpitations.

Rimonabant, another ingredient found in these products, has been associated with increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts and has been linked to five deaths and 720 adverse reactions in Europe over the last two years.

Several of the pills also contained phenolphthalein, a chemical long used as a laxative that has been withdrawn from the market because of cancer risks.

The FDA is considering criminal charges against some of the companies, because they have not responded to requests for recalls.

The products are:

2 Day Diet
3x Slimming Power
5x Imelda Perfect Slimming
3 Day Diet Japan Lingzhi
24 Hours Diet
7 Diet Day/Night Formula
7 Day Herbal Slim
8 Factor Diet
999 Fitness Essence
Extrim Plus
Fatloss Slimming
GMP
Imelda Perfect Slim
Lida DaiDaihua
Miaozi Slim Capsules
Perfect Slim
Perfect Slim 5x
Phyto Shape
ProSlim Plus
Royal Slimming Formula
Slim 3 in 1, Slim Express 360
Slimtech
Somotrin
Superslim
TripleSlim
Venom Hyperdrive 3.0
Zhen de Shou

Why does this matter to you? Because weight loss products don’t work! If they did, everyone would be on them. Why not make 2009 the year you take charge of your health? Make this New Year's resolution your last one by choosing to eat right and exercise--for life.