Everything has side effects

[Ron]

I just wanted to say that it really annoys me that so many dietary supplements for weight loss claim that their products are "safe" with "no side effects". That is absolute bull! Even if an OTC diet pill doesn't have a risk of severe side effects like a diet drugs it's claiming to be a safe alternative to, it still carries some risks. EVERYTHING we ingest, regardless of whether it's all natural or not, has the potential to cause adverse side effects in some people. Make sure you take the time to find out what some of these side effects are and make sure you don't have an allergy to anything. Be safe!

[speeddemon]

You're right about that Ron! Every time I see something that claims to be side-effect free or safe I want to laugh. The "all-natural" claim is so foolish...as if something natural can't hurt you...clearly these people have never fallen into a poison Ivy plant - which also happens to be all natural...

[brightstar]

It's true that everything does have side effects, but there are still some products that are safer for you than others because their risk of potential side effects may not be as serious or as high as other products. For example some OTC diet pills that have been designed as alternatives to prescription diet drugs like phentermine don't carry the same severity of side effects, such as addiction,as the medication does. What's important with anything you put in your body is that you know what it is and you know what it can potentially do (both good and bad).