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Caution For Students

College students who are in great requirement to loose weight should use caution. With spring break coming near students are keen to put on bathing suits and go to the beach and for that the need to loose weight increases.

Many people in today's society look for quick ways to fix problems, even if it includes some extra luggage around the waist.

Jane Crandall, nutrition counselor at the University Wellness Connection, said "People think they can get quick results. They think that pills can fix anything, and it doesn't work that way with a diet,"

Diet pills of all shapes and promises have been springing up in stores full-fledge in the last couple of years. Many of these pills feature ads with beautiful, skinny people who swore they lost upwards of 50 pounds by taking a pill.

Many of these pills feature labeling that warns they have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Glenn Egelman, director and physician in chief at the University health center said, "If it's an over-the-counter medication, it will be FDA regulated. If it's over-the-counter herbal, it's not regulated,"

These herbal treatments, however, can still come with side effects.

Stacker's latest fat burning formula, Stacker 3 XPLC, lists a lengthy warning label on the side of the box.

"Consult a physician or licensed qualified health care professional before using this product if you have, are at risk for, or have a family history of stroke, heart disease, thyroid disease, liver disease, kidney disease, ulcers, diabetes, high blood pressure, caffeine sensitivity, recurrent headaches, anxiety, depression or other psychiatric conditions, glaucoma, difficulty urinating, prostate enlargement, seizure disorder, or if you are using any other dietary supplement, or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, prescription drug or over-the-counter drug containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine," according to the Stacker 3 XPLC box label.

This is not all the box warns against. There are even more possible reactions if a person consumes a large amount of caffeine in addition to the 200 milligrams in each pill, including loss of muscle function, according to the Stacker 3 XPLC box.

Egelman said, "[Diet pills] are stimulants. They can raise blood pressure, create jitteriness and anxiety,"

Another problem with diet pills is that most of them are fairly new formulas; therefore, no long-term studies have been conducted to prove if there are other potential dangers associated with long-term use.

"Only time will tell. Anytime you're taking any drug there are potential side affects. Sometimes we know about them, and sometimes they show up later," Egelman said.

These non-regulated pills, however, may soon be phased out.

Just recently, on Feb. 7, a previously prescription-only drug became the first over-the-counter weight-loss pill to be approved by the FDA, according to the FDA Web site.

"Orlistat was initially approved in 1999 as a prescription drug to treat obesity," according to the Web site, but now the drug will be available in lower doses for people without a prescription.

Alli, the name of the nonprescription Orlistat, still will not be the quick fix people are looking for

The pill is still intended to be used along with a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet and exercise program, according to the FDA.

Crandall said, "There's not one miracle food or pill out there that's going to make it happen. You have to balance it out between exercise and healthy eating,".

Crandall also said food is meant to be enjoyed and that anyone can eat what they enjoy, as long as it is in moderation. "Portion sizes are very important to keep in mind. You have to use common sense," Crandall said.