Posted by bob on April 20, 2000, at 1:36:16
In reply to Re: Metabolife , posted by KimK on April 19, 2000, at 22:34:12
> And I'm not sure I want to know what "Bovine Complex" is.
In the midwest, that's what you might call a dairy farm.
Otherwise, the main kick to diet aids like that (Stacker 2 is another) is that they are stimulants. Forget about what the rest of the label says ... it all may have some value somewhere, but the main value for the company is to get you thinking that this is "really healthy stuff". I think Stacker 2 is at least honest enough to claim to be a pure stimulant (whatever chemical it is) without all the dressing up.
Not that I'm one to complain about stimulants and the positive effects they can have in augmenting the effects of ADs -- being on ritalin myself.
The main concern I have heard voiced about stims as weight-loss aids is that they can work, but only for as long as you take them. I've heard the same from Slim-Fast converts -- just a shake a day, but for the rest of your life. But they love the 10-20 pounds they've lost and they love their shakes, so who am I (medicated as I am and probably for life) to argue?
my two pence,
bob
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