Don't rely on one source

[treehuggertodd]

I know with weight loss information and diet pills, sometimes things can get confusing when trying to research ingredients or certain facts about foods, nutrients, exercises, etc. I just wanted to say that if you're like me and you like to investigate and educate before you buy or try, remember to investigate more than one source. Also, make sure the sources you are using are credible. I find the more I research the more I feel I learn the truth about certain brands, products and fads.

[legendarytroy]

This is good advice. That said, I can say that I am definitely guilty of only taking the word of one source, especially if it says what I like to hear. The one thing I don't rely on anymore are customer reviews. I just can't tell if they are real or not.

[madscientist]

This is good advice. That said, I can say that I am definitely guilty of only taking the word of one source, especially if it says what I like to hear. The one thing I don't rely on anymore are customer reviews. I just can't tell if they are real or not.

Couldn't agree more. I don't trust them either, especially not on sites like amazon.

[bruceH]

I think the best way to judge a diet pill is by looking at a company's history (are they reputable) and by actually finding out what each of the ingredients do to be beneficial for your weight loss efforts and find a few studies to see what's been said about them.

[tammybear]

Couldn't agree more. I don't trust them either, especially not on sites like amazon.

I trust some reviews. I don't think they are all real, but I feel that some of them are because a company isn't going to hire someone to write them a bad review. I look at the one star and two star reviews and compare them to the 3, 4 and 5 stars and I find I get a pretty good idea of the truth, enough so that I may consider trying it. I mean, you can't always just rely on studies...half the time I don't understand the mumobo jumbo of what scientists are talking about, and none of the OTC diet pill formulas out there have been studied, so even if one ingredient is or is not effective, the actual combination of ingredients that make up a formula in the suggested dose hasn't been studied...so at the end of the day, who really knows what does and what does not work.

[treehuggertodd]

I trust some reviews. I don't think they are all real, but I feel that some of them are because a company isn't going to hire someone to write them a bad review. I look at the one star and two star reviews and compare them to the 3, 4 and 5 stars and I find I get a pretty good idea of the truth, enough so that I may consider trying it. I mean, you can't always just rely on studies...half the time I don't understand the mumobo jumbo of what scientists are talking about, and none of the OTC diet pill formulas out there have been studied, so even if one ingredient is or is not effective, the actual combination of ingredients that make up a formula in the suggested dose hasn't been studied...so at the end of the day, who really knows what does and what does not work.

You do have a point. That said, I still think it's a good idea to check multiple sources. There's nothing wrong with reading a bunch of reviews from a variety of sources, just make sure you read other resources like studies, information about the company, and so on. The better knowledge you have the better it will be.