How diet pills work

Question
Theoretically, how are the chemicals in diet pills supposed work to "boost metabolism"?

Answer
To be perfectly honest - these products don't even work in 'theory'. There's a big move on to make them stop putting those claims out there and bilking the public to the tune of more than $40 BILLION dollars a year (not million, BILLION).
 A couple examples are the Hoodia products. Not a single one of those products available to the public anywhere on this planet have the actual Hoodia that was shown in one single controversial study a few years ago - to cause slightly more weight loss in the group of people taking it.
 More investigation seems to indicate that the nomadic people who take Hoodia during long trips with little food, would lose weight anyway.  They also put pebbles in their mouths to stimulate saliva and ward off thirst.

Leptopril/in are scams that took off when an initial study of actual science indicated that some overweight lab mice (yes, MICE) lacked a metabolic component necessary to maintain metabolism. Not a single study exists that proves that this or any related product works even slightly.
 In fact, this particular company is so dishonest, that if you recall the first commercials asking 'when is a diet pill worth $153. a bottle" - months later there was a so-called new company willing to sell it for a fraction of that cost.
 It was the SAME company.

Let's see, other products that employ hot pepper and such to increase metabolism are based on some science. However, your metabolism is also boosted when you simply chew your food. At the very best - you might burn an extra couple calories for a few minutes after taking a pill. A brisk walk across the living room is cheaper and probably works better.

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