The Truth behind Weight Loss Pills
There's no doubt that weight loss pills work - that's been proven time and time again. The key question really is "how well do they work"? Interestingly, you might be shocked to learn just how big the gap is between the effectiveness of weight loss pills and weight loss patches.
In this article, we'll take a look at both, to see if we can get to the bottom of the debate.
Why Weight Loss Pills are Ineffective?
Yes - we already said that weight loss pills work, and they do. However, what you need to understand is that whenever you consume a pill (of any type), only a portion of the active ingredient actually reaches the bloodstream.
Why is this? Well, it's best to be illustrated in a flow list:
- Pill enters the body and reaches the stomach.
- Stomach acid breaks the pill open and releases contents.
- Contents pass through stomach in to the intestines.
- Here they are absorbed in to the body.
Unfortunately, this route of administration is extremely inefficient. It all has to do with the stomach acid component of the digestion. Because of its nature, stomach acid usually destroys part of the active ingredient which is being released in to the stomach.
Therefore, if you are consuming a diet pill for example, up to 80% of the active ingredient in the pill is destroyed before it even reaches the absorption chamber.
Weight Loss Patches Avoid This Problem
The above information has probably shed new light on why it is that weight loss pills are less efficient than weight loss patches.
Of course, the patches do not have the problem of stomach acid. In fact, they don't have to be concerned with anything in regards to digestion. That is because patches work by being absorbed directly through the skin.
Is this possible? Absolutely. To give you an example, think about the application of Deep Heat or a hydrocortisone cream.
These types of creams can actually be seen to be entering the body and hence being absorbed by the skin. Therefore, it makes sense and is perfectly logical to believe that a patch, applied to the skin for 6 hours or more, will have ample time to be diffused in to the blood stream.