Obviously, the number one reason why you eat when you shouldn't is because you feel hungry. If you can make it so you feel full and have no appetite, you won't even miss the food! This is a great part of successful weight loss program.

Burning more calories than you take in is one weight loss formula that works for everyone. Unfortunately, reduced calorie diets often leave you hungry. Appetite suppressants help you curb those cravings and metabolize calories and fat.

They are also known as Anorectics - a term which is derived from the Greek for "without appetite".

Appetite suppressants are usually based on a stimulant of the Phenethylamine class. This compound works by stimulating your central nervous system and increasing your blood pressure and heart rate. Similar to an amphetamine (speed), it affects certain neurotransmitters to decrease your appetite.

When we eat, the nerves from the stomach send a signal to the hypothalamus in the brain. This is the part of the brain that controls appetite. When the stomach is full, the hypothalamus signals the brain to stop eating. When a person is hungry, the hypothalamus sends a signal to the brain that food is needed.

Appetite Control (Suppressant) inhibits this hunger sensory mechanism of the hypothalamus. The Pregnane Glycosides contained in our supplement by interfering with the signaling mechanism and creating of a signal on its own, seem to fool the brain into thinking that the stomach is full, even when the person has not eaten.

The use of appetite suppressant medications to treat obesity should be combined with physical activity and improved diet to lose and maintain weight successfully over the long term.

Appetite suppressants can help you to lose weight while you are learning new ways to eat and to exercise. Changes in eating habits and activity level must be developed and continued long-term in order for you to continue losing weight and to keep the lost weight from returning.

Maintaining healthy eating and physical activity habits will increase your likelihood of keeping weight off.

Appetite Suppressant History

This particular type of diet pill has an interesting history. Largely a product of necessity, they were widely used in the First World War by British soldiers looking to escape the hunger pangs of life at the Front. This enabled the already stretched logistics network to deliver sufficient food to all the troops.

Appetite suppressants were used once more in World War Two, this time by the German army when food supplies were short towards the end of the war. Following this, they were first marketed as a commercial product in the late 1950s.

Appetite Suppressant Products

Both prescription and non-prescription appetite suppressants are found on the market. Below is a list of the most popular appetite suppressant compounds, along with the names of the drugs in which they can be found.

- Phentermine (Fastin, Adipex, Ionamin and more)
- Diethylpropion (Tenuate)
- Phendimetrazine (Prelu-2, Bontril)
- Benzphetamine (Didrex)
- Sibutramine (Meridia, Reductil)
- Rimonabant (Acomplia)
- Oxyntomodulin

Appetite Suppressant Dangers

The Phenethylamine compounds are very similar to amphetamines. While this gives the pills their appetite suppressing qualities, it also imparts on them an addictive nature. Usage should be limited to a few weeks as longer term use can result in addiction.

Anorectic agents have at certain times been shown to increase blood pressure and heart rate to unhealthy levels. Products such as Fenfluramine, Phenylpropanolamine, Ephedra and Ephedrine were associated with heart attacks and heart valves damage, and have subsequently been pulled from the market.

Appetite suppressant medications may be appropriate for carefully selected patients who are at significant medical risk because of their obesity. They are not recommended for people who are only mildly overweight unless they have health problems that are made worse by their weight. These medications should not be used only to improve appearance.