Everyone knows that a combination of diet and exercise is the best way to lose weight. But many of us have tried this, over and over again, without lasting success. Still, we know it’s important to take off those extra pounds, both for the sake of our physical health and our state of mind. Can diet pills help us meet our goals?
While pills are not a magic bullet that allows us to shed pounds effortlessly, a small minority of people do find them a helpful adjunct to a diet and exercise program. In a study of 2,800 people who lost at least 30 pounds and kept them off for over a year, only 4 percent did it with the use of medications. Another approach is to lose some weight and use medication to help keep the weight off.