Weight Loss Pills Before The Holidays
Weight Loss and Medical News November 11th, 2008
The Real Deal Behind Diet Pills
Now that the magical glow of Halloween is over, and in its wake you realize that you have decimated the entire tub of Halloween candy that failed to attract enough trick-or-treaters. You also realize that now that the winter months are approaching, bringing with them cold, rain, snow, wind, Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas feast and New Years debauchery.
So what does this all mean for you? Well for millions of Americans, it definitely means packing on some extra weight. Winter is the most common season for people to gain weight. It becomes colder outside, discouraging outside exercise; people become stressed during the holiday season, with more things to do than usual, leaving less time to exercise. Coupled with the celebrated notion of overeating during the holidays and a poor diet (deep fried turkey is not really that nutritious), numbers on the scale creep up over the last few months of the year.
A seemingly quick fix to this problem is to turn to the help of diet pills, weight loss supplements that have a notorious reputation. There are two commonly held opinions about diet pills. Either that they work and are a fine addition to any exercise and healthy eating plan or that diet pills are extremely dangerous for your health and should be avoided. Let’s take a closer look at diet pills, their composition and see what the truth is behind the intriguing infamy of diet pills.
“Functional” the New Frontier in Foods, Drinks
According to MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily, a new report finds a shift away from foods with reduced sugar or fat toward “functional” products that promise benefits such as appetite suppression and increased metabolism/calorie burning.
The Euromonitor International Trend Watch report, entitled “Opportunities Within Functional Weight Management Products,” reveals that “functional” is the new frontier for food and beverage companies looking to grab the attention and dollars of the growing number of overweight consumers at home and abroad.
Whereas “better-for-you” (BFY) or “lesser evil” ingredients and claims were once mainly the bailiwick of those diet supplements promoted on TV via startling before-and-after photos of women and men in bathing suits, mainstream companies are increasingly looking to get in on the action.
The reason: Worldwide BFY packaged foods sales reached $116 billion, and beverages reached $36 million last year, but together, their annual growth rate was only marginally higher than the 2 percent to 4 percent seen by the overall packaged F&B market, according to Euromonitor. Meanwhile, fortified/functional F&Bs continued to see growth of about 10 percent in 2007.
New Year’s Resolution Diet Program
The New Year is a time to reflect on the changes we want or need to make and many Americans seem to make the same New Year resolutions each year to start a Diet or weight loss program.
Setting reasonable goals, staying focused and great diet supplements are the most important factors in sticking with a weight loss program, and the key to success for those millions of Americans who made a New Year’s commitment to shed extra pounds.
First you will need a great sound diet program.
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