As cases of obesity and overweight problems increase over the years, so does the search for fast-acting weight loss products. One of the most popular products these days is the transdermal diet patch – the patch that ‘controls’ your thyroid gland to increase your body’s rate of burning calories (your metabolic rate).

Transdermal diet patches contain four main ingredients that are proven to assist in eliminating fats: guarana, known for its thermogenic properties with caffeine or stimulant elements; chromium, to regulate insulin function; garcinia cambogia, to prevent conversion of carbohydrates into fat because of the component hydroxycitric acid; and focus vesiculosus, that contains high-concentrations of iodine to optimize performance of thyroid hormones.

No one can stop you from trying transdermal patches if you really want to, but before you consider doing this, mull over some facts. First, transdermal diet patches have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for weight loss or weight control. By far, no coherent clinical studies show, with utmost certainly, that transdermal diet patches really work. In fact, recent clinical studies discovered that these ingredients are actually potentially harmful to one’s health. Proceed with caution when buying transdermal diet patches. Be sure that you know of the risks and that you are wiling to take them.

At the end of the day, it’s still good old exercise and diet that works. Eat healthy, stay active and get enough sleep. Avoid stress as much as you can, and find stress outlets other than food (such as sports and other recreational activities). Stock your refrigerator with healthy snacks and fruit so that you don’t fall off the healthy diet bandwagon. These simple things can make all the difference. You may not lose weight as fast as those transdermal diet patches claim you should, but you will lose weight safely and healthily.