Diet Patches

Weight Loss patches (or Diet Patches) are a form of medication that release herbal nutrients through the skin. The idea is to provide a consistent dose of medication over a long period of time. Patches are often used by those who have trouble remembering to take pills with regularity. A number of treatments have been distributed this way - such as Nicorette anti-smoking medication, and even Hormone Replacement Therapy for women.

Some transdermal patches are a valid method for drug dosage (such as Estrogen delivery). However, the weight loss or diet patch lies in a 'grey area' of medical science. Diet patches are not (to our knowledge) FDA approved.

Diet Patches work by using appetite suppression?

Most diet patches claim that the herbal ingredients in the patch will burn fat, suppress appetite, and stimulate metabolism. The jury is out on this one, as often it is hard to isolate the effect of the patch from dieting and exercising.

It is hard to see how a patch could burn fat, however there may certainly be appetite suppression effects and/or metablism effects (similar to herbal diet pills).

Weight loss Patch Recommendations

As stated above, we are unsure of the success of weight loss patches. However if you intend trying out a diet patch, the largest and most reputable stockist is 1-800-Patches. They have a range of different patches, and all are shipped free / and or with free trials.

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