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Slim chance
If you are overweight, diet pills may be a tempting option. However, doctors agree that no pill – allopathic or ayurvedic – can give you the benefits of a good diet and regular exercise
Diet pills are medical agents meant to reduce or control weight. These drugs claim to help you lose weight by suppressing your appetite, increasing your body’s metabolic rate or preventing your body from absorbing specific nutrients. Diet pills are a thriving industry worldwide, despite their numerous side-effects and little real evidence that popping a pill can actually help you lose weight.
In India, we have several ayurvedic or herbal remedies that claim to help you lose weight, or at least keep it under control. Unlike their allopathic counterparts, they claim to be ‘all-natural’ and free of side-effects. While this claim is appealing to many people, it is important to know that ayurvedic formulations are governed by the same law that governs allopathic medicines, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. However, few of them seem to meet all legal requirements (see ‘What the law says’).
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