the only products that were safe were Xenical and Reductil

University of Glasgow Professor Michael Lean who specialises in nutrition says that people in the United Kingdom are wasting their money on “quack health foods” which have absolutely no nutritional or weight loss benefits. He said that many overweight and obese people were being conned into buying these useless products which had not been properly tested for effectiveness.

The professor spoke about how he hoped the new European Union laws which were scheduled to come into play this year would hopefully put an stop to many of the nutritional scams. He explained that it was already against the rules for food manufacturers to make certain unfounded claims such as claiming that foods are low fat, low cholesterol or that they can actually cure or stop disease such as diabetes or obesity; however he said that many other health claims were still being implied through misleading advertising.

Professor Lean said that at present the only products that were safe to use to lose weight were the weight loss medications orlistat and sibutramine along with proper diet and exercise and bariatric surgery and that everything else had not been put through the scrutiny which should be required of all weight loss products.

At Ukmedix News we always advise that if you use anything for weight loss that has not been given to you by a doctor you are taking a big gamble with your health or you are using something which is a complete waste of time. Doctors are there to assist you and you should use them to make sure that your weight loss efforts are both safe and effective.

Many health shops and supermarkets sell products which imply that they can help you lose weight simply by eating them and give you a false sense of satisfaction when you buy them. Even the much lauded Green Tea which many nutritionists say can help you lose fat will only have a small effect on making you lose weight and will have no effect at all if you continue to eat unhealthily.