Weight Loss Quackery
Essay by review • February 11, 2011 • Essay • 340 Words (2 Pages) • 1,242 Views
A. This method of weight lose includes a pill, but also diet and exercise. This diet could work and be effective because it uses other healthy resources too. The website actually says that they make personal plans for each individual to fit their lifestyle. But the website also has a disclaimer at the bottom that says the average lose in a study was 3 lbs in a month, and that can be done by just diet and weight loss.
B. The actual full program changes both the intake and expenditure sides of metabolism. But the pill alone does not affect the energy balance equation substantially enough for weight loss to occur. This method as a whole with all three aspects increases amount of calories burned and decreases intake, therefore having a cut in calories losing weight. But the problem is what is in the actual pill, I searched on the website for almost 10 minutes and I could not find ingredients. I am really bad with computers but it was still impossible for me to find, therefore it would be hard for others.
C. From what I gathered on the official website for Trimspa, it seems to be a safe product to use in weight lose because it uses other effective ways on top of it. I do not think the pill is actually necessary but if it does not harm the body and mentally people feel like they are losing more because of the pill, then it will be effective. I do not know the ingredients but if safe, then the method is safe.
D. I would not recommend the method for long-term weight loss let alone any use. The disclaim at the bottom also said that, "Models have been compensated for photos." Meaning that in the testimonies the people really did not turn out like that and the average weight loss in a study was only 3 lbs a month, which can be done with diet and exercise alone.
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