Posts Tagged ‘diet pills’

Diet Pills during Pregnancy?

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Have you become conscious about recent weight gain since you have become pregnant? Are you planning to lose weight with help of diet pills to get rid of baby fat? There is only one advice, “NO”. It is never recommended to lose weight during pregnancy with the help of diet pills or some other ways of losing weight. There is no such concept of “safe diet pills” for pregnant women. Unborn baby inside mother needs lots of nutrition from food. Consult your doctor if you are concerned about your weight to avoid complications for the baby.

There is some amount of weight gain during pregnancy but being obese during the pregnancy can be dangerous. If you are among obese women, you should try to lose weight before pregnancy.

For the mothers who are breastfeeding, your baby would need certain amount of breast milk every day. To breast feed the child, mother needs extra nutrients and calories every day. Sllimming pills can affect the secretion of milk in breast feeding mothers which can affect the growth of child. Losing weight with the help of diet pill can adversely affect your and your child’s health. You can plan for weight loss after breast feeding period is over. You can maintain optimal weight after breastfeeding by eating regularly but having smaller meals.

Also, if you are among those women, who has become mother of new born baby child who has gained lot of weight and just can’t wait to get back into shape, single piece of advice would be to relax and take it easy. Trying to lose weight too fast can put you in trouble.

Obesity – All that you need to know about it

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Obesity has become the second leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide. It is considered as a lifestyle disease and obesity treatment needs as much medical attention as any other health condition. Every year, November 26 is celebrated as “World Anti-Obesity Day” all over the world to create awareness among people about obesity treatment.

If obesity becomes severe, it threatens the health of an individual and can shorten his or her lifespan. It also leads to development of life-threatening diseases such as high blood pressure and type-2 diabetes. Therefore, timely obesity treatment is necessary.

How can you measure obesity levels?

People fall in different categories based on their weight. Body Mass Index or BMI is a simple calculation that is used to classify the people as underweight, normal, overweight, obese and morbidly obese. You can calculate BMI by dividing weight in kilogram by height in meter squares. You doctor can start the obesity treatment after measuring your obesity level through BMI.

What are effective obesity treatment options?

There are two accepted methods for obesity treatment. One is the drug therapy and the other is surgery. The surgical method has its own complications, so most of the people prefer easy and simple drug therapy for obesity treatment. Drug therapy may be associated with some side effects but it produces real time benefits in the long term if taken as per doctor’s prescription.

Due to medical advances, pharmaceutical companies have manufactured some effective obesity treatment drugs, which are readily available in the market. The most popular ones include Acomplia, Xenical, and Reductil. These are only prescription drugs and you should never buy Acomplia, Xenical or Reductil without obtaining a prescription from a registered medical doctor. You should try to get information about these obesity treatment drugs to avoid unwanted reactions or side effects in the body. Read on to get brief descriptions about Acomplia, Xenical, and Reductil slimming pills.

About Acomplia

French drug major, Sanoti-Aventis manufactures Acomplia slimming pills for obesity treatment. These slimming pills are available in the UK and other European countries, as the European Union has given its approval.

Acomplia contains an ingredient, which is called rimonabant. It works in the brain to produce feelings of fullness among users and less food consumption is the result. Acomplia pills can show some mild side effects such as nausea, dizziness, diarrhoea, vomiting, hot flushes, skin disorders, mood alterations, and respiratory tract infections. However, timely medical consultation can help treat these side effects.

About Xenical

Roche Laboratories manufacture Xenical pills, which works in the digestive system of the user. Xenical has become quite popular among people who want to reduce weight.

Xenical Orlistat is available in the UK and European nations, as the European Union has approved it. The FDA has also approved Xenical for sale in the US.

About Reductil

Reductil is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. Reductil is available for use in many European countries, as European Union (EU) has given its approval. Reductil contains sibutramine as its main ingredient, which works as an appetite suppressant.

Whether you take Reductil, Acomplia or Reductil, you need to modify your eating habits and turn to healthy foods as well as go for proper regimens of physical exercise. This will help in speedy and effective obesity treatment.