Are They Nuts? Anti-hyperactivity Medication As An Answer For Obesity.

May 27, 2009 Guest Author 2 comments

In a move driven by falling Ritalin profits and other ADHD medication in children, Big Pharma are now exploring for new ways to get rid of their toxic and dangerous products.

Drugs used to treat hyperactive children, such as Ritalin, are being recommended as a means to help solve the obesity crisis.

Certain doctors now claim a chemical imbalance in the brain caused by undiagnosed ADHD is preventing those severely obese patients from having the willpower to lose weight. The solution is ADHD medication to help with fat loss.

This is insane!

It is well known that ADHD drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin and Concerta do lead to weight loss. That’s one of their most well known side effects.

As a matter of fact, during the 1960’s, Adderall was sold as a diet pill and many well-known celebrities used it for quick fat loss. Researchers found, in 2007, that if adults took Ritalin before a buffet lunch, they ate 11 percent fewer calories and 17 percent less fat.

As Obesity rates continue to rise all over the world, drug makers are lining up to make their move for the trillion dollar per year weight loss industry.

But is taking these prescription medication as weight loss miracle pills a risk you are willing to take?

Candy or psychiatric drugs? Not much difference, as availability is increasing daily. But while one may increase your glucose levels, the other may just devastate your health.

ADHD drugs stimulate your central nervous system, which can lead to:
• Increased blood pressure
• Increased heart rate
• Increased body temperature
• Increased alertness
• Suppressed appetite

After a few years, other severe problems such as cancer can develop as seen by a study produced by the University of Texas, in 2005, which showed chromosome damage in 12 children who had taken Ritalin for just three months.

This fact is not new to the powers that be. In 1993, the National Toxicology Program released results showing mice fed high levels of Ritalin caused liver tumours, including rare and highly malignant cancers plus long lasting changes in brain cell structure, function and stunted growth.

There is also evidence of hallucinations, heart attack, stroke, increased aggressive behaviour, suicide, and even sudden death in other Ritalin related drugs.

To state that undiagnosed ADHD causes overweight people to NOT lose weight and then using a psychiatric drug to “solve” the problem, in no way addresses the real problem of weight loss but certainly lines the pockets of interested parties.

If you wish to address obesity at its source, you will need to focus first of all on:
· Your diet
· Using exercise as a drug instead of stimulants
· Learning to understand your emotional state much better (the WHY you got fat in the first place.)

As for ADHD, one can also look to:
· Taking more omega-3 fat
· Staying away from, juices, soda and pasteurized milk
· Eliminating or restricting processed foods, sugars and artificial colours and flavours
· Getting more sunshine

I’m no doctor, but common sense and advice from those who have researched the issues and found better solutions to drug use, seems like the best choice to make, especially for effective weight loss.

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