Abstract
Consumer perception of risk-benefit of weight loss supplements and building safety
Highlights
Obesity is a medical condition that occurs as a result of the accumulation of fat in the body and it is considered to be a major contributor to a variety of serious diseases
Insight in the consumer’s experiences related to the use of weight loss dietary supplements in our country, we conduct a survey using an appropriate questionnaire in collaboration with the Consumer Organization of the Republic of North Macedonia
The survey confirmed the wide use of weight loss supplements
Summary
Obesity is a medical condition that occurs as a result of the accumulation of fat in the body and it is considered to be a major contributor to a variety of serious diseases. Wide spectrum of weight loss dietary supplements is offered globally on the market. Five basic mechanisms of weight loss supplements are involved: controlling appetite, stimulating thermogenesis and lipid metabolism, inhibiting pancreatic lipase activity, preventing adipogenesis and promoting lipolysis (Kazemipoor et al, 2015). The treatment of obesity using weight loss supplements at an optimum dosage should be safe and effective, but the data are limited in contrast to their popularity and advertisement. Among the issues that can affect safety, some of the supplements are adulterated with illegal addition of pharmaceutical substances (narcotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anorectics, laxatives and diuretics) or their analogues since unscrupulous producers can falsify these products to provide quick effects and to increase sales (Rocha et al, 2016).
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