Diet Pills Analysis

The majority of America is obsessed with body appearance and weight gain. Naturally, this results in a curiosity amongst diet pills. In this day and age, people are drawn to the idea of a miracle pill that can make you thin. Advertising companies use this to their advantage by posting promos all over the web. One in particular caught my attention: raspberry ketones. I'll be honest and say that I'm amongst the group that is curious about diet pills, so I decided to do a little research myself. The hype came after Dr. Oz’s review, touting it the “Fat burner in a bottle.” The video gives reference from fitness expert, Lisa Lynn. But after looking her up to verify her credibility, I found that as she was Martha Stewart’s personal trainer, she did not hold a degree in health or nutrition. I would expect an expert to hold some sort of degree. Also, the raspberry ketones themselves have never been tested on humans until recently. How is it that trainers, and credible physicians such as Dr. Oz can promote these type of products. However, in 2005, they were tested on mice that were fed a high fat diet for several weeks beforehand. The mice were then split up into groups to receive a different dosage of ketones. Ultimately, researchers found that there was indeed a body weight reduction among the mice. After viewing multiple youtube videos, the majority of folk say it does what it’s supposed to, burn fat. However, natural skepticism is healthy and I believe that most of us our minds are blinded by wishful thinking of the success of a product. It inhibits our critical thinking of whether or not it is really good for us, or whether it is something to even be consumed. I feel that the diet pill industry could falsely appeal poison as a diet pill and it would still sell right off the