There's no way of saying this without being blunt and to the point.
Yes they are.
Today diet pills are just as harmful nowadays as they were a few years ago.
In fact it's likely that with the growth of the diet pill industry that many are more harmful or at the very least a waste of time and money.
In fact the FDA has issued warnings to consumers about the risk associated with 25 various products promoted for weight loss.
Even those products promoted as having herbal ingredients aren't any safer apparently.
These products have come with many reported problems and some that haven't been identified because of what the long term effects might be.
The side effects could range from high blood pressure to hair loss, to something more serious like a heart attack.
These type of pills are not regulated by the FDA because they are a 'food supplement' just reviewed by the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
This increases the speculation that these supplements can actually perform what they claim.
You should also note that most of the diet pills you can buy require you to diet and exercise anyway! Many people are looking for that fast solution to weight loss and the easy way out.
Which is why the diet pill industry has become a fast growing business with many shady diet pills coming to market.
Why not play it safe with the widely recognised and safest form of fast weight loss?A healthy specialized diet and fat burning exercises that don't take long and easy to do.