Diet pills? According to a recent survey, they would make you fat rather than lose weight: in particular, those that should suppress appetite and pills that should increase energy expenditure by acting on the metabolism are less effective for weight loss . According to an article in the Washington Post, the fattening effect of diet pills would be caused by the fact that people overestimate their effect: although even the walls now know that weight loss pills and supplements are simple adjuvants for weight loss, unfortunately once the prescription from the doctor has been obtained, the patient tends to entrust all his hopes of weight loss to the effect of the drug, without following the diet and without doing the right physical activity. Worse still, the chaos of those who indulge in some gastronomic extras, convinced that the slimming pill will then do the miracle.

The result? According to this research , most people not only do not lose weight, but they actually get fat. The impression of being able to trust the miracle of science also causes many to indulge in foods that they shouldn’t even dream of at night . And so not only do they not diet, but they abandon any purpose of a healthy diet in the belief that the slimming pill will suffice. The reality is another: the most effective weight loss pill on the market so far has been shown to be able to lose 5 pounds in a year. A pale result to hold on to, don’t you think?