Diet myths
From diet pills to dairy products, we dispel some popular myths to help you diet successfully
Myth 1: Diet pills help you lose weight
There are hundreds of diet pills on the market that claim to help you lose weight, many of which contain extracts of chitosan (crushed up shellfish skeletons) and conjugated fatty acids (CLAs).
However, current scientific evidence does not suggest that diet pills help weight loss long-term.
Some diet pills claim to be effective based on evidence from scientific studies conducted on rats, but ultimately, whatever beneficial effects diet pills may provide in terms of weight-loss, these benefits are lost when you stop using them, which most often results in weight gain.
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