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Posted Jul 6, 2005 PT by Dani Veracity

 

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Are you trying to lose weight? If so, let me ask you a question: What would make

your weight loss goals easier to achieve? Aside from having those pounds

magically melt off, appetite control would probably help you the most, right?

Unfortunately for most people, appetite control is easier said than done. We'd

all like to look at a chocolate bar, a piece of cake or ice cream and experience

no desire for it whatsoever, but many of us have psychological dependencies on

these so-called " comfort foods. " You may have tried fad diets or dangerous pills

to try to lose those pounds and inches. But in the long term, they've all

failed. So now what? Now is the time to really take control of your diet and

body by finally controlling your appetite the right way.

 

Here's a general rule: Knowing what not to do is just as important as knowing

what to do. Similarly, before you learn how to really control your appetite and

weight, you need to learn what doesn't work so that you can avoid it. If you

wanted to, you could decide to become a methamphetamine addict and yes, you

would lose weight. But you would also lose many other things, like your teeth,

your money and your dignity. But still, weight loss would definitely occur.

 

Of course, the above was an extreme example, but not all misguided methods of

weight loss are as obvious. After the FDA banned amphetamines as appetite

suppressants, diet pill manufacturers started producing pills containing

caffeine, ephedrine and phenyl-propanolamine in one huge triple dose. When

combined together, these three substances " produce effects and dangers very

similar to those of amphetamines, " according to Stephen Cherniske in Caffeine

Blues. In other words, the manufacturers found a way to give consumers

amphetamine-like diet pills while circumventing the FDA's prohibition. In 1982,

the FDA realized what was happening and banned the triple combination of these

substances as well.

 

More recent appetite suppressant fads include the combination of fenfluramine

and phentermine (Fen Phen) and ephedrine (Ephedra). In 1997, the Mayo Clinic

reported that Fen Phen caused heart valve disease in 24 people, sparking

lawsuits and widespread media coverage. To many people, " Fen Phen " has now

become synonymous with " dangerous. " However, Ephedra is still a hot topic in the

media and legal system. The FDA has been steadfast in its ban of Ephedra in

spite of a federal judge's decision to strike down the ban.

 

The FDA's decision probably has more to do with its mission to discredit herbal

drugs in favor of more dangerous – yet profitable – prescription medicines than

with any earnest desire to keep the public safe, according Mike Adams. You can

read about the FDA's real war against Ephedra in both a brief article by the

Health Ranger and the Health Ranger's discussion of the FDA's policies on

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