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Many People Go For Unproven Diet Products, Says Survey

  • Tuesday November 7, 2006 in: Diet and Exercise Tag(s):

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    Losing weight is not an easy proposition. A well-balanced diet and a strict exercise regimen are needed to achieve any long-term weight loss results. Many people, however, resort to a so-called "magic pill" in the form of diet supplements whose benefits are unproven at best. Yet a survey reveals that such diet products remain popular among those wanting to lose weight.

    Conducted by the University of Connecticut, the survey involved random phone calls to 3,500 adults nationwide from Nov. 18, 2005, to Jan 10, 2006.

    ABC News tells us more:

    One-third have tried dietary supplements of unproven benefit pills and powders that promise to burn fat, boost metabolism or melt pounds without the sweaty hard work of exercise or the discipline and deprivation of diets, the survey found.

    Doctors say there is no safe way to lose more than a pound or two a week and no proof that unregulated, over-the-counter products help at all.

    The survey also found out that 70 percent of American dieters do their diets without consulting doctors first, that they have their own diet plans.

    How typical, trying to find shortcuts for just about everything. The thing is, formulating your own diet plan or relying on magical supplements may not only be ineffective, but also quite dangerous. Following a diet plan designed by professionals and doing your exercises regularly is still the best way to lose weight, bar none.