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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a healthy BMI?
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A person with a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered to be at a healthy weight.
A person with a BMI of 25-29.9 is overweight.
A BMI over 30 indicates that a person is obese.
A person with a BMI of 40 or above is considered to be morbidly obese. This can increases a person's risk of death from any cause by 50%-150%.
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Is it possible to lose weight fast?
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People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all (and often more) of the pounds they lost because they haven't permanently changed their habits.
Losing weight takes effort and there are no quick fixes. You must change your lifestyle for life:
- Cut out fat and sugar;
- For dinner, eat early and eat light;
- Stop snacking between meals;
- Don’t eat between 5 pm and 6 am;
- Save dessert for the weekend;
- Walk or exercise an hour a day;
- Limit the time you spend being physically inactive.
If you are good at sticking to this program, you can lose about 1-2 pounds a month which is a good, right, healthy and fast rate.
However, for some obese people who find diet and exercise is not enough to lose weight, anti-obesity drugs can help to reach their goals.
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Can you say whether weight loss drugs work without exercise or not?
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Weight loss drugs will only have maximum effects on weight loss when used in conjunction with a regular activity program and a reduced-fat, reduced-calorie diet.
Walking is an excellent choice of exercise for people who are obese.
A walking program should start slowly by walking 30 minutes a day a few days a week and increase gradually to the goal of walking for longer periods most days of the week.
As for me, walking is my greatest pleasure!
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Can you advise of the pill that will allow me to lose weight?
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It is important to know that only if you are overweight and you have already failed to lose weight through diet and exercise alone weight loss medicines may be recommended.
You must remember that choosing a weight loss pill is a decision between you and your doctor. You will consider the all pros and con: the drug’s side effects, your family’s medical history, and your current medical conditions and medicines.
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Can weight loss drugs be effective?
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Yes. Weight loss pills can be effective, but only when combined with healthful diet and exercise.
But people respond differently to weight loss medications, and some people experience more weight loss than others and average weight losses of 15-20 pounds in excess of that achieved with non-drug diet-and-exercise treatments, might be expected during the course of 1-2 years.
Q:
Why are prices for medicaments that you provide lower than in some other online drugstores?
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There are a lot of generic drugs that we offer and the price for them is lower because manufacturers are not required to duplicate original medical studies proving the safety and efficiency of the chemical compound, they can produce generic versions at a much lower cost.
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What quality are the generic drugs?
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Sometimes the generic version of a drug may differ in colour or shape from its brand name counterpart; however, these differences have no effect on the medical action of the drug and are of commercial or patent reasons only.
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What are the standards for manufacturing generic drugs?
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There is no difference between the manufacturing standards set for generic pharmaceutical companies and those set for brand names ones. They both have to pass stringent and regular inspections by the relevant authorities.
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