There are many misconceptions about Diet Pills, we take a look at the most common 5 myths:

Diet Pill Myth Number One: All diet pills work overnight

One of the most common myths about diet pills is that they all work overnight and you will wake up the next morning noticing how you have lost 1 stone and suddenly feel great! Diet Pills do work and you can see a list of the best diet pills reviewed here. The important thing to remember is that you need to take a diet pill for a few months and then you will wake up feeling great when you can fit into that slinky dress or shirt! Most diet pill manufacturers will also advise that you combine diet pills with a healthy lifestyle in order to see the maximum effects.

Diet Pill Myth Number Two: All diet pills have side effects

Whilst it is true that lots of diet pills have side effects and some can be unpleasant there are also a range of diet pills available that have none or minimal side effects. This includes products such as Zotrim which uses natural ingredients to help with weight loss. You can read our review of Zotrim here.

Diet Pill Myth Number Three: You Shouldn’t Buy Diet Pills Online

Purchasing diet pills online is safe, however, you should take the same precautions that you would with any online purchase. Only buy from reputable sites, be wary of sites that offer free trials as long as you enter your credit card details, but then tie you into an auto-ship programme automatically charging you each month. Often people prefer to buy online as it is more discrete and less awkward then having to go into a chemist.

Diet Pill Myth Number Four: Over the counter diet pills are not as effective as prescription diet pills.

Whilst prescription diet pills are very effective at treating obese indivduals there does not seem to be any medical studies that show any difference between prescription diet pills or over the counter diet pills. There are also many natural diet pills that have gone through clinical trials that have proved their effectiveness in weight loss.

Diet Pill Myth Number Five: Anyone can take Diet Pills

It is irresponsible of any manufacturer to claim that anyone can take diet pills. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should avoid diet pills as should anybody under the age of 18. Parents should be especially mindful that young adults at an impressionable age should not take diet pills. If you have any concerns you would do well to consult your G.P and explain your concerns.

The so called

“Fat Tax”

 has received more press coverage this week as a report has been published indicating that a tax on unhealthy foods would benefit both the UK Taxpayer and those of us who are overweight.

One thing that is certain is that the UK has an obesity problem with nearly 70% of all men in the UK classified as overweight. This is certainly one statistic that the UK cannot be proud of as it tops the European League for most overweight individuals.

The NHS spends vast sums of money treating the effects of obesity in our society each year. Whether it be from prescribing diet pills such as Orlistat or through G.P’s time treating the effects of obesity such as diabetes.

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In these times of budget cuts and austerity measures, one thing is for certain that the UK Taxpayer cannot continue to fund the results of our over indulgence.

Most studies agree that an increased tax on certain unhealthy foods would discourage people to buy them. Conversely, healthy foods such as fruit could be subsidised to encourage people to buy them.

Of course the major food manufacturers have too much at stake to let this proposed tax become law. Furthermore, they would argue that the tax generated by them in terms of corporation tax and employee contributions more than outweighs the tax burden on society.

As an aside, one scary thought is that the ingredients in many fast foods are formulated by scientists not nutritionists. The food is designed to keep you coming back for more so that guess what, you keep spending the pounds rather than lose them!

Of course there will also be those that will argue that individuals should be free to choose whether they take diet pills or eat fatty foods. The current government may be less inclined to interfere than the previous one but nonetheless will be keen to take some action.

The ban on smoking was a similar issue a few years ago and eventually became law, perhaps that is the strongest indicator that one day we will have to pay more for foods that make us put on weight.

The UK is not alone in facing this problem and considering how best to solve it, this is includes our European counterparts and the USA. One novel idea developed in Germany was to have a weigh in at school each morning aka weightwatchers. You can imagine the uproar that would cause in the UK and is it really the best idea to single out fat children in front of their classmates? I think not.

So, would a tax on unhealthy food or individuals actually make a difference? Probably, but the obesity issue in the UK is something that has become inherent in UK society. Bad eating habits are ingrained in the UK from a young age, how often do restaurants only provide chicken nuggets and chips for the kids rather than encourage them to eat more healthily.

Compare this with Mediterranean countries which have lower rates of obesity and where children are encouraged to eat at proper restaurants eating the same food as their parents, albeit in smaller portions. Maybe the UK could learn a great deal about the way our Mediterranean counterparts eat as part of solving our national obesity crisis.

Perhaps our culture of wanting it NOW has also led to health issues, the massive rise in popularity of diet pills illustrates that people want to lose weight fast and see diet pills as an effective way to achieve this.

Constructing an obesity tax will be a difficult ask but as problems related to obesity grow maybe not this government but certainly the next one will need to take action.