Diet the natural way

In the article I just read it was the title that first caught my eye. "Natural diet pills laced with drugs," so automatically i thought hardcore drugs, but that was not the case. Despite my disappointment, I was still appalled by the fact so many diet pills have been falsifying their ingredients. The article focuses primarily on the diet pill starcaps which has been on the market for over 2 years. It contains the drug bumetanide, which is a "potent diuretic" and also is used to mask steroid use. A few professional football players have filed a lawsuit against them because taking the diet pill caused them to fail drug tests, which test for bumetadine. 

 Personally, I have never felt that diet pills actually worked other than as a placebo to make people feel they are getting thinner. For many people controlling their weight is very difficult and they feel, hey why not try the diet pill and see if it works, so it is messed up that they are persuading people to put unapproved substances into their bodies. An event like this also makes you question the ingredients of other over the counter supplements you are purchasing at your local GNC. All these diet pills guarantee results and seduce you with advertisements, robbing you of your money and health. I think it is criminal. At this point, the article says the FDA has little control over what is put on the shelves because they aren't allowed to test it until it actually reaches the shelf. A scary thought considering I thought the FDA was trying to protect us, but they are kept in the dark until it is unveiled to the public. The only real way for the FDA to do its job is to test it before it hits the sales floor. Plus, it is up to the company to make the recall if the FDA discovers it is hazardous. This current law needs to be revised immediately, so every person trying to make an easy buck isn't allowed to put frauds on the market.