Fat Burners, or Life Burners - A persuasive essay to discourage use of weight-loss pills

Over the past several generations, American people have had serious trouble with obesity. These people, desperate for a way to lose weight, have been looking for a way that will free them of their problems with ease. These people have been fatally misguided by "miracle pills" that help them lose weight and suppress their appetites. Dietary supplements such as Stacker 3, Xenadrine, Metabolife, and hundreds more have been offered to the public, deceiving overweight people by …

…completely stay away from the hazardous risks of taking weight loss supplements. With the risk of millions of lives at hand, why make any weight problem into one that including the horrendous side effects of today's most popular weight loss drugs? Reference: *http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/african/Article_Detail.asp?Article_ID=41 *http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/warnings/2002/2002_01e.htm *http://www.diet-i.com/diet_pills/side-effects-diet-pills.htm *http://www.CBSNews.com