The not-so-secret dream of everyone who’s ever tried to shed extra weight is that they could do so just by popping a pill. “What I hear most from my clients is that they want something easy, a quick fix,” says Dee Sandquist, RD, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association based in Portland, Ore. “They all want that magic pill—but there isn’t one.” Dieters could be forgiven for thinking there might be a simple solution, though, with the hundreds of products out there claiming to offer a slimmer, leaner body in a bottle of colorful capsules.
Here’s a look at six common myths about diet supplements.
One of the most common questions we encountered during this review process had to do with how can the SynoGut formula be so effective where so many other digestive supplements have failed. The answer to that question is a multi-pronged approach. Digestive health is complex. There are many components. The issues you experience are often not the result of one cause but a confluence of causes