Are over-the-counter diet pills as effective as Phentermine? Explore how Hydroxycut, Slim Fast, and fat-burning supplements like Yohimbine impact appetite and metabolism during fasting.
The Hollywood 48-Hour Miracle Diet is a fad diet that claims you can lose up to 10 lbs. in just two days by drinking 4 oz. of the special "juice" mixture combined with 4 oz. of water every four hours, four times a day. The only "miracle" about this diet is that you don't go crazy with hunger.
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Synthroid, also known by its generic name levothyroxine, is taken for hypothyroidism -- a low-functioning thyroid gland. It's a hormone replacement for people who don't make enough thyroid hormone -- the hormone responsible for regulating metabolism.
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Metformin helps control blood sugar and increase your body's sensitivity to insulin. The drug is available only by prescription and sold under several different brand names, including Fortamet, Glumetza, Riomet, Glucophage and Glucophage XR.
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Hydroxycut is an over-the-counter weight loss aid that claims to curb your appetite and speed up your metabolism. In 2009 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered a recall of 14 different Hydroxycut products because they were associated with a number of serious liver complications.
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