A diet pill, slimming tablet or weight loss supplement can offer a dieter a quick weight solution – but be mindful that all that glitters is not gold.

There are two types of diet pill that a dieter can use, a prescription only diet pill that is only available by GP consultation and an over the counter product.

Prescription diet pills are chemical based (drugs for want of a better description) and users can experience both rapid weight loss and the potential for one or two side effects.

Possibly the most commonly prescribed diet pills are Xenical and Phentermine

Over The Counter Diet Pills

Over the counter diet pills (or non prescription) do not have any restrictions on purchasing and are usually herbal based.

The over the counter diet pill industry is worth millions to the respective companies involved – sometimes the marketing material is slightly elaborated as to the expected weight loss result you can achieve.

To this end it is highly advised to not believe everything you read.

What Are The Best Diet Pills

There are dozens upon dozens of different brand to choose from – you would be forgiven for being extremely bamboozled by the sheer volume.

The reality is though that most diet pills used the same ingredients, it is just the branding that is different.

With this in mind – here is a list of the 4 most effective diet pills from both the prescription and non prescription markets.

Best Diet Pills

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The question of what are the best diet pills has too many variables and factors to give a succinct answer.

The question should be – What are the best diet pills … for me

The diet pill industry is difficult to navigate for the average consumer. Hours, days if not weeks can be spent on research that seems to contradict itself. The internet is a great resource but can often be guilty of over exaggeration, hype and just a smattering of untruth.

So, who do we believe, have the people behind the  marketing gone just too far. The producers of consumer and prescription only diet pills are trying to claim a stake of a billion pound/dollar industry and try not to let fact get in the way when promoting their latest slimming products.

It is the poor consumer that seems to suffer. While the diet pill industry unveils its latest product in a fanfare of hype and celebrity endorsement the consumer is left to unravel the good from the bad from the downright ugly.

The prescription diet pill industry is kept fairly in check, rules and regulation govern what they can and cannot say. It is the non prescription, commercially available and over the counter industry that is free to make outrageous and largely unsubstantiated claims.

A large proportion of consumer diet pills available to us to buy freely on the open market have no medical backing, have undergone absolutely no clinical trials and have no certification to back up their weight loss claims.

If you are in a position whereby you have an extremely high Body Mass Index (BMI) it is highly advised to consult with your GP or doctor. Prescription diet pills (or diet drugs) are aimed at the obese or very overweight. You may be eligible for a course of medication depending on the stance of your GP and their attitude toward the diet pill.

For everyone else it is the gauntlet of the non prescription, over the counter market that beckons.

So what do we do if we are not considered dangerously overweight or obese, what should we do if we want to lose weight and have no hope of our GP giving us a course of  diet pills that will give us the shape and physique that we want. Who do we trust.

A majority of commercially available diet products are viewed as a commodity and usual practice is to try to supply to as many retail and online outlets as possible, even eBay. This is a real give away that profit is the forefront as opposed to consumer benefit.

Below are three best of breed diet pills that are either available only via prescription or free to buy direct from the manufacturer without the intervention of a third party stockist.

Proactol	Pure Hoodia	Xenical (Orlistat)
Fat Binder	Suppressant	Fat Blocker
Clinically Proven	Clinically Proven	Clinically Proven
GP Recommended	GP Recommended	GP Recommended
Direct Only	Direct Only	Prescription Only
Certified Type 1 Medical Device (MDD 93/42/EEC)	Certified C.I.T.E.S Certified	Certified FDA Approved
£44.95 per Bottle	£39.95 per Bottle	N/A
Read Review	Read Review	Read Review
Visit Website	Visit Website	Visit Website