cookiebaby
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What does anyone think of fat burners? I swear that everyone is buying them but I think they are dangerous. Any ideas?
fat burners
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Hi Cookiebaby,
I have nothing scientific or ever anecdotal from personal experiance to add, since I have never used them. All I have is my own (somewhat educated
) opinion, and I think they are dangerous. Yes, there has been studies saying otherwise. But to that I say, look at Fen-Phen. Look at Meridia (both were medically prescribed weight loss drugs which have been taken off of the market rather hastily due to serious and severe health complications they caused in people using them). Fat burners aren't medically prescribed anyway, so there is no 'safety net' there (not that bieng medically prescibed denotes ANY kind of safety net, just mainstream acceptance) but they contain herbal ingredients that are in and of themselves drugs, and can cause serious reactions in individuals with pre-existing health conditions. They can also react adversely with other drugs a person might be using. All in all, they spell DANGER to me. I can't believe there are so many advertisements around. Anyway, please take this as one person's opinion, someone else might swear by them, but I think it is very wise to stay away from them (and any other diet drugs, for that matter). Just my $.02, take it or leave it Thanks.
Kathy
I have nothing scientific or ever anecdotal from personal experiance to add, since I have never used them. All I have is my own (somewhat educated
) opinion, and I think they are dangerous. Yes, there has been studies saying otherwise. But to that I say, look at Fen-Phen. Look at Meridia (both were medically prescribed weight loss drugs which have been taken off of the market rather hastily due to serious and severe health complications they caused in people using them). Fat burners aren't medically prescribed anyway, so there is no 'safety net' there (not that bieng medically prescibed denotes ANY kind of safety net, just mainstream acceptance) but they contain herbal ingredients that are in and of themselves drugs, and can cause serious reactions in individuals with pre-existing health conditions. They can also react adversely with other drugs a person might be using. All in all, they spell DANGER to me. I can't believe there are so many advertisements around. Anyway, please take this as one person's opinion, someone else might swear by them, but I think it is very wise to stay away from them (and any other diet drugs, for that matter). Just my $.02, take it or leave it Thanks.Kathy
I have taken a few fat burners,in my day.(hanging my head in shame).First I took Proenzi 99.Followed the instructions faithfully.They were suppose to give you added energy and they lady that sold them to me lost a lot of weight with them.I did to,not alot but I toned up.
Then, I look Chitosan,waste of money.
Then, another brand(my husbands boss bought me)he swore by them.I got nothing from them.They were suppose to give you more energy when you worked out.I felt sluggish if anything.But then again,my eating habits weren't as good as they could have been.
And now, I bought inferno.They were new out and I was a sucker.But I haven't really taken them.I have taken them a couple of times.I have had them for a month or more.I find that I get heart burn with them.
Oh my, how much money have I wasted? We will do anything in the name of slimmness.I don't think that they are to dangerous.I guess if you are taking them constintly then they may cause a problem.
Lori
Then, I look Chitosan,waste of money.
Then, another brand(my husbands boss bought me)he swore by them.I got nothing from them.They were suppose to give you more energy when you worked out.I felt sluggish if anything.But then again,my eating habits weren't as good as they could have been.
And now, I bought inferno.They were new out and I was a sucker.But I haven't really taken them.I have taken them a couple of times.I have had them for a month or more.I find that I get heart burn with them.
Oh my, how much money have I wasted? We will do anything in the name of slimmness.I don't think that they are to dangerous.I guess if you are taking them constintly then they may cause a problem.
Lori