Diuretics and laxatives are not useful weight loss tools, in fact they are more likely to do you harm than help you lose weight. These drugs are supposed to work by reducing your excess body water. They certainly do what they claim. Many users report extremely rapid and significant weight loss. But there is a cost to your body. The fact is that diuretics are not proven to promote the loss of fat, they just remove retained fluid. And the result is a temporary weight loss.

What are diuretics? How they work?