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| Diet Pills Researched DR M. Diennet MD |
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| The effectiveness of diet pills has been intensively studied by many international organization and research institutes. Unfortunately this research has never been published in a suitable way to help the patient compare the different diet pills and weight loss products available on the market. It has therefore been very difficult for patients to conduct their own research on the effectiveness, safety and quality of the many diet pills available on the quickly changing market. |
| The Diennet Institute has conducted extensive research on a large number of different diet pills. Below you can find an overview based on the results of this research. As expected by the institute's research team, a large number of diet pills that have been researched have proven to be ineffective or even have serious side effects. |
| Solidax ADX |
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Solidax is ephedra free and based on Synephrine, Picolinate and Pyrovate to control appetite and to increase the metabolic rate and calorie consumption. Our research has documented that Solidax is not effective in assisting patients to lose weight. Even though the effect of the active ingredients used in Solidax has been proven in controlled laboratory weight loss studies, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, our research does not prove conclusively that this product aids in weight loss. Side effects: Side effects have been reported. |
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| Phentermine |
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Phentermine is a prescription based diet pill that effectively works as an appetite suppressant. Few people know that there are many different qualities of Phentermine available on the market today. Unfortunately several online pharmacies sell Phentermine of poor quality and low effectiveness without informing their customers of this fact. The Diennet Institute is not supporting this approach and is only cooperating with our pharmacy which sells the highest quality available. Side effects:Serious side effects have been reported. |
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| Kava - Herba |
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Phentermine is a prescription based diet pill that effectively works as an appetite suppressant. Few people know that there are many different qualities of Phentermine available on the market today. Unfortunately several online pharmacies sell Phentermine of poor quality and low effectiveness without informing their customers of this fact. The Diennet Institute is not supporting this approach and is only cooperating with our pharmacy which sells the highest quality available. Side effects:Serious side effects have been reported. |
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| Fat Absorber TDSL |
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Fat Absorber TDSL is particularly suitable for people that are on a high-fat/low carbohydrate diet, such as The Atkins diet. Fat Absorber TDSL is based on Amylase, Atractylodes, Chitosan and Magnesium Sterate to bind fatty acids, which are the primary components of dietary fats. |
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| Xenical |
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Xenical is a weight loss medication based on Orlistat, which acts as a lipase inhibitor by letting part of the fat consumed pass through the intestine without being absorbed. Xenical has proven to be effective and especially suitable for patients suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease, as it is not affecting the patients metabolic rate, we do not however recommend this product as too many patients have reported side effects.
Side effects:Serious side effects have been reported. |
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| Bontril |
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Bontril is a prescription based diet pill that works as an appetite suppressant. Appetite suppressants are not a substitute for proper diet. If any weight is lost using this type of medication, our research shows that it is often regained after the patient has stopped taking the medication. |
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| Meridia |
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Meridia is an appetite suppressant used along with diet, exercise, and behavior therapy for the short-term management of obesity. Our research shows that it is not beneficial towards long term weight loss.
Side effects:Serious side effects have been reported. |
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| Hoodia |
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Hoodia (pronounced HOO-dee-ah) is a cactus-like plant that grows primarily in the semi-deserts of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.
In the last few years, hoodia has been heavily marketed for weight loss and has become immensely popular.
Although there has always been a demand for diet pills, after the ban on the herb ephedra, the market was particularly ripe for the next new diet pill.
Much of hoodia's popularity stems from claims that the San Bushmen of the Kalahari desert relied on hoodia for thousands of years to ward off hunger and thirst during long hunting trips. They were said to have cut off the stem and eat the bitter-tasting plant.
Despite its popularity, there are no published randomized controlled trials in humans to show hoodia is safe or effective in pill form.
One study published in the September 2004 issue of Brain Research found that injections of p57 into the appetite center of rat brains resulted in altered levels of ATP, an energy molecule that may affect hunger. The animals receiving the P57 injections also ate less than rats that received placebo injections. However, this was an animal study and injections in the brain are different from oral consumption, so it cannot be used to show that oral hoodia can suppress appetite in humans.
The manufacturer Phytopharm cites a clinical trial involving 18 human volunteers that found hoodia consumption reduced food intake by about 1000 calories per day compared to a placebo group. Although intriguing, the study wasn't published or subjected to a peer-review process, so the quality of the study cannot be evaluated.
Hoodia gordonii is often touted as a herbal diet pill without side effects.
However, there have been no published studies on the safety of hoodia in humans.
Hoodia marketers often claim that hoodia has no side effects because the San Bushmen in the Kalahari desert of Africa have been using hoodia for thousands of years. But hoodia simply hasn't been around for long enough in North America or undergone safety testing to know the potential side effects, drug interactions, and safety concerns.
Jasjit S. Bindra, PhD, former researcher for hoodia at Pfizer (the pharmaceutical giant that licensed the rights to develop hoodia for $21 million but later returned the rights), stated in a letter to The New York Times that although hoodia did appear to suppress appetite, there were indications of unwanted effects on the liver caused by components other than the active ingredient p57 that could not easily be removed during processing.
Bindra added, "Clearly, hoodia has a long way to go before it can earn approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Until safer formulations are developed, dieters should be wary of using it".
If hoodia does affect liver function, it may also interact with other medications a person is taking. The San Bushmen are a tribe of hunter-gatherers, and probably did not take pills for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, depression, and other diseases, like we do, another reason why unconfirmed reports of safe use by the San should not be relied on.
People with diabetes should be cautious about using hoodia. One of the theories about how hoodia works is that it tricks the brain into thinking that it has enough blood sugar. Without proper feedback regulation, it's possible that a person's blood sugar could drop dangerously low while taking hoodia. And with the regular hunger mechanism turned off, the normal warning signs may be suppressed, until it's too late.
Hoodia is believed to suppress not only appetite but thirst. There have been unconfirmed reports of shepherds in Africa who took hoodia to take the edge off hunger pains, but died of dehydration because they didn't feel thirsty.
And as a general precaution, because the safety in pregnant or nursing women, children, or people with liver or kidney disease hasn’t been established, these people in particular should avoid hoodia. |
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