Want Skinny with Slimming Tea, Must Know the Risks First

Slimming tea is increasingly popular among Indonesians, especially for those looking for an instant way to gain ideal body weight. Various kinds of tea products are found in the market and can be purchased via the internet, so people can easily get it.

Behind its effects in slimming, a variety of questions arise, such as whether these slimming products have received permission from the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM)? In addition, what is the content in slimming tea? Or is there a content that actually threatens health?

Want Skinny with Slimming Tea, Must Know the Risks First

Slimming Tea Content

Slimming tea made from herbal ingredients claimed to help slimming the body. But often the tea product contains a variety of chemicals that are not appropriate with the dosage is not appropriate as well, such as sibutramine, fluoxetine, and caffeine. To understand this, here is the content of slimming products and possible risks.

  • Sibutramine
    This substance is used to suppress appetite to lose weight. However, in 2011 this drug was withdrawn from the market because the study showed an increase in blood pressure and heart rate. It may pose a dangerous risk if consumed by a person who has a coronary artery, congestive heart failure, stroke, or abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia).

    In addition to some of these health risks, these substances can also lead to life-threatening interactions when used with other medicines.

  • Fluoxetine
    Fluoxetine is a drug that categorizes selective serotonin release inhibitors (SSRIs). The function of this drug is actually not to diet, but to handle the condition of depression, panic disorder, as well as severe premenstrual disorder disforia (PMDD). In addition, fluoxetine is also used for bulimia patients and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The use of fluoxetine inappropriately invites serious side effects, such as abnormal bleeding and seizures, and suicidal tendencies. In addition, fluoxetine can also cause death due to ventricular arrhythmia, especially if taken along with ibuprofen, aspirin, or medication to treat depression, anxiety, bipolar, chemotherapy, heart disease, psychosis, and coagulation blood.
  • Caffeine
    This substance is classified as diuretic and may trigger fluid loss. Caffeine is generally contained in coffee, tea, soda, chocolate, energy drinks, to drugs. Caffeine can decrease appetite for some time. However, there is no evidence that increasing caffeine consumption can lose weight permanently.

    The daily intake of total daily caffeine for a maximum adult is 400 milligrams. As for teens, the maximum is 100 milligrams. Excessive consumption of caffeine can cause various health problems, such as increased blood pressure, nausea, insomnia,.

In order to avoid dangerous risks, try to take a safe and healthy weight loss, to get the body weight in accordance with the ideal body mass index (BMI). The ideal BMI rate for Asian populations ranges from 18.5 to 22.9. The number is derived from the calculation of body weight (kg) divided by the height of squared (m) 2 .

Eat healthy foods in a balanced way and reduce your serving size, especially those containing bad fats, to lose weight naturally. In addition, try to exercise regularly every day so that the fat in the body does not accumulate constantly.

In addition, if you intend to consume any slimming products, including tea, check whether the product has been listed in the BPOM and what the product contains. Avoid slimming products that mainly contain sibutramine and fluoxetine, and caffeine. If necessary, consult a physician first before taking them, and ask for a weight loss program that is safe to live.

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