One of the most common questions that clients come to the pharmacy with is weight loss. Indeed, the new lifestyle that Ukrainians have to adopt from residents of Western countries - unhealthy unbalanced diet, sedentary lifestyle, predominance of excess high-calorie foods in the diet - leads to the fact that more and more people are looking for an effective way to lose weight.
The appearance on the market of effective weight loss products causes a certain excitement and increased consumer demand, which means good profits for pharmacies. However, profit also attracts those who are ready to profit at any cost, legally or illegally, as a result of which counterfeit, counterfeit products may appear on the shelves of pharmacies, which, unlike the original ones, may not only not bring the desired result, but also cause harm to the consumer. In this publication, we offer our readers a lawyer’s commentary on one of these situations that arose with the Li Da weight loss complex produced by the Kunming Dali Trade and Industrial Company, exclusively presented on the domestic pharmaceutical market by the DVS-Ukraine company.
The problem of excess body weight today seems to concern all of humanity. And this is due not only to the fact that, thanks to the efforts of the media and advertising of show business stars, the image of a successful person is associated with a fit, slender figure - every year more and more medical facts appear that convincingly prove that excess body weight is a serious problem. a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular, endocrine, gastroenterological and other diseases. The DVS-Ukraine company strives to fulfill the cherished desire of many women and men to become slimmer and gain lightness. To do this, its employees spent a long time searching for products that could help with this. The result of such searches was cooperation with the Kunming Commercial and Industrial Company "Dali" (PRC), which is engaged in special research, as well as the production of biologically active complexes and medicinal cosmetics that facilitate the path to beauty and youth.
In its products, the manufacturing company has combined the wisdom of ancient civilization with the latest technologies in the field of creating biologically active products. One of the products of this company, which has firmly established itself on the Ukrainian market and is especially popular among people who watch their figure, is the product “Li Da”. This original complex is a pioneer among products for weight correction, acting in three directions: it has a positive effect on the metabolic rate; helps eliminate the feeling of hunger; helps reduce appetite and change eating patterns.
Ingredients that promote satiety and suppress appetite include fiber and cellulose from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.), gentian violet, and thermogenics called fat burners. The “Li Da” weight loss complex also includes phytocomponents:
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purple medicinal alfalfa (Medicago) and coconut poria (Polyporus fungus, Poria Cocos, Poriafungus) - a mushroom used in ancient Eastern medicine to improve digestion and as a diuretic;
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Coleus - contains substances that promote the breakdown of fat cells;
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cola fruits (Cola acuminata) and guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth) - contain caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, niacin, phenolic compounds, tannin, adenine, choline and exhibit a tonic effect;
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Garcinia Cambodgia - its main active ingredient is hydroxycitric acid. It is believed that phytoextracts from garcinia help slow down the synthesis of fatty acids, as well as reduce appetite; in addition, they are used in sports nutrition complexes;
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golden mandarin fruit (Citrus) and fenugreek seeds