what will happen is someone under 18 takes one of this dieting pills that says"do not take if under 18"

Question

well,i know someone who has tried evry thing and still doesn't loose weight,she's tried dieting,exercising,not eating much(she actually eats like a bird,very little) doesn't eat fatty foods and all that.she is under 18 and her last solution is to use one of those dieting pills(i have tried to stop her,but she asked me to give her a reason not to,besides the fact that she is not 18,so is u know what types of effects this may have on her,please let me know so i can stop her.

Answer 1

kidneys, liver and organs are not fully matured until 16,nearly everything that is not needed by the body is stored in the liver and as the waste products are sometimes put out in urine these chemicals can do some damage to these organs so be very careful, these companies have to put an age restriction on them to protect themselves from prosecution if someone reacts to it

Answer 2

It doesn't matter what age... never take diet pills unless prescribed by a doctor. Diet pills don't work because all they do is empty out your bodies entire water weight so you appear skinny for the first little while. Loosing weight in such as unhealthy way will hurt the body and cause her to begin binging and gain all of the weight back. I know everyone says this but it is true that the best way to loose weight is eating for health, not for weight loss, and exercising a half an hour or a little more than usually every day.

Answer 3

the reason she could not be loosing any weight is because she is eating very little , food helps us make energy and speed our metabolisms to help us loose weight .. so eating is good , just not cheeseburger after burger and chip , ding dogs , hos hos , etc , encourage her to eat more apples , carrots , celery , for snacks pack them for when you know you will be with her and offer them to her and let her in on this little did you know ... those pills don't do crap if you don't have any food in you and are not exercising and she should be taking a multivitamin cause those pills will take alot of good vitamins out of the body so she needs extra . just call her house anonymously and tell her folks then hang up they will take care of it .. when she tells you all about what they said to her the next day , you can say wow that's sucks but you know what they may be right ...

Answer 4

Most diet pills are made with strong doses of caffeine kind of equal to a pot of black coffee. Under 18 can cause strong side effects such as dizziness,diarrhea, headaches, jitters, hyperactivity, in some extreme cases even seizures, vomiting, stomach pains, ulcers etc. They wouldn't put it on the label if 18 and under wouldn't be as high risks so make her pay attention! Tell her she could have better luck just walking and drinking water!

Answer 5

Don't let all the "marketing skills" of these companies fool you, these diet pills don't work as good as they are proclaimed to be.

Alot of TV adds, with celebrities, to sell anything.
A whole bottle (1 month suppy) of these pills is equivalent to one day of exercise.
Stick to, diet + exercise + commitment. And you will never fail.

Answer 6

Nothing. I think that is put on diet aids to prevent misuse. If your friend is under 18, depending on the state you live in, she/he might not be able to purchase that particular diet product. I think, because our bodies are always growing up until, I believe, early 20's, I think, anyone under 18 is discouraged from using diet aids until their bodies have quit growing. But technically, it won't do anything.

Answer 7

no pills help in reducing weight...the only way to reduce weight is to control ur diet n do extra activities.....u tell me they says tht it help in increase metabolim....how cud it increase without doing work...when we do work thn only the energy used up....thn where it goes wen u take piils...is it depositing somewhere?????if it is thn where it is depositing tht place start becoming obese.....