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Old 04-16-2011, 05:22 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz View Post
Well, it depends on what pills you mean exactly. Ephedrine is off the market because it causes heart problems in a very small number of folks who may already be predisposed to heart problems.
I didn't notice this earlier but I just want to point out that Ephedra is off the market but (in the US at least) Ephedrine is still available but tightly controlled. Most diet pills do not use it simply because it is so hard to sell with the current regulations. They often use fairly similar ingredients such as yohombe which are not yet regulated.

That said, ephedrine and ephedrine stacks will increase your metabolism all of three percent. That's sixty calories in a two thousand calorie diet. Not much when you consider the side effects (rapid heart beat, fainting, etc).
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