Visit any website today while surfing the internet and you might come across an advertisement promising effective and natural weight loss. Clicking on the ad will direct you to a website for diet pills claimed to be made from the extract of acai berries, which are well-known antioxidants.
An example of an advertisement for the diet pills.
The website also
features review after review of both men and women who are supposedly satisfied
with the diet pills after finding them effective for fast weightloss – one review
claims the consumer shed almost 16 kilogrammes within a month, while another
says over 30 kilogrammes were lost over 2 months.
The reviews also
say the diet pills are a “natural fat loss product” made entirely from natural
ingredients including guarana and ginseng, and are appetite suppressants that
don’t require consumers to make major changes to their diets while taking the
pills.
Examples of satisfied consumer reviews of the diet pills
Sounds good?
Don’t get too tempted, says dietician Derrick Ong. “It’s been a popular
supplement in the past one or two years. I went to have a quick look at the
berries, there’s no actual weight loss proven from eating them. They increase
metabolism which is good for people who are overweight, but I don’t see
anything for weight loss.”
Acai berries are
known for their antioxidant properties as well as their ability to strengthen
the body’s immune system, and are believed to help prevent diseases such as
heart disease and cancer. However, they have not been scientifically proven to
aid in weight loss.
Moreover, Mr Ong
stresses that the best way to effectively lose weight is still the
tried-and-tested method of eating healthy and exercising.
“When it comes
to weight management, there’s no one magic ingredient, it’s all about eating
right and exercising. I would be sceptical, quick fixes are not sustainable and
I don’t think they work in the long run.”
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