Celebrities on Diet Pills: the Price For Quick Fix

Nicole Richie's health condition, which reportedly is in the realm of anorexia, was caused by diet pills. She is on Hoodia - an herb that dramatically reduces appetite. Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island showed that the chemicals in Hoodia stimulate nerve cells in the brain area controlling blood sugar levels and appetite.

Britney Spears is on Zantrex-3 - a new diet supplement based on caffeine and herbal stimulants: yerba mate, guarana, damiana, schizonepeta, green tea, peper nigum, teibetan ginseng, panax ginseng, maca root, cocoa nut, kola nut, and thea sinensis complex.

Anna Nicole Smith is on Trimspa. Trimspa was reformulated into an ephedra-free version after ephedra was banned in the United States but it is still a potent stimulant anyway. Anna Nicole reportedly lost a total of 69 pound taking 6 pills a day plus a laxative. Though she did change her diet, she thinks that the main effect has been caused by diet pills.

There's no doubts that diet pills work. However, at what price? Beyond appetite decrease, diet pills they have plenty of effects on the body and mind - jumpiness, anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure, inability of concentrate - all due to their rather nondiscriminatory action on the brain.