Prescription medications that are made up of several different ingredients usually contain very specific amounts of those ingredients. The dosages are also very specific. All of this is necessary to ensure the medication does what it is supposed to do and does not do things it is not supposed to do.
It should be the same with diet supplements but unfortunately that is not always the case. The higher-quality diet pills and supplements feature ingredients that have been added in exact amounts, and the dosage, often expressed in tables or capsules per day, are also exact. It is these higher-quality diet supplements that prove to be the most effective in curbing appetite and thereby causing weight loss.
Creating effective weight loss supplements isn’t done by magic. It’s an exact science, which is one reason it’s usually best to stick with well-known brands that have established a track record.
Since the leading manufacturers of weight loss supplements have usually put a great deal of effort into the product they deliver, making certain the right ingredients have been added in the right amounts, it would make sense to assume the higher-quality products should cost more. Ideally, that would be the case, but there are a number of products out there that will do little if anything to help you lose weight that are priced up to $100 or more for a one-month supply.
One way to ensure you are getting your money’s worth is to purchase only those products that feature a money-back guarantee. An even better way is to purchase only those products whose companies rely on third party testing. Third party testing is expensive, and the added expense is likely to be folded into the price of the product, but at least you will know you are more than likely to get a product that will actually do what it claims to do, and give you your money’s worth.
While not all diet supplements work exactly the same way, most of them follow a fairly simple pattern. Understanding just what happens when you are taking weight loss supplements can make the dieting process a bit easier, since you can almost visualize what is happening in your body that is causing the pounds to melt away.
The food you eat is converted into energy as the nutrients are absorbed from your digestive system into your blood stream. When you eat more than you need, some if it passes through your digestive tract, and is discarded as waste. Some however is not, and more nutrients and calories are absorbed in the form of glucose than your body actually needs.
Your body manufactures special enzymes that convert this excess unused energy into fat, in effect storing energy for a rainy day. As more unused energy is stored, your weight begins to increase. This is where weight loss pills come into play.
Weight loss pills do not burn fat. What they do is block the enzymes that are responsible for converting glucose into fat. A good weight loss product will do even more. It will increase the levels of serotonin in your body, which tends to place limits on your appetite while at the same time giving you increasing energy. This in turn increases your metabolism, which causes fat to burn away more quickly, with the net result being a loss in your weight. Weight loss supplements do not burn fat directly. They set the stage and put things into motion that allows your body to do it naturally.
When you go on a weight-reduction program your chance of success may be a little greater if you visualize what is going on inside your body. In doing so, you will be less likely to quit since you can almost “see” the fat being burned away.