Being obese/ fat/overweight/etc is not a laughing matter at all, especially in these days when so much importance is placed, some might say unjustifiably so, on the way a person looks.

Being overweight can be embarrassing, as well as unhealthy and financially expensive. Embarrassing because you occasionally hear unpalatable comments by other people, both known and unknown to you, directed at you.

Being overweight is also unhealthy because diseases like, hypertension, stroke, type-2 diabetes and heart disease are linked to being overweight. You suffer financially too because of frequent change in dress sizes. You often cannot fit into clothes that fitted you snugly only a short while ago.

A way to reduce excess weight is to take a diet or slimming pill. But which one? There are so many of them to choose from. Before you select a diet pill which you would take frequently as a measure of reducing your weight, please pay heed to the following tips.

1. Has it been on the market for a long time? If yes, then it is worth considering. The weight-loss market is very competitive so a product that is ineffective is unlikely to stay around for very long.

2. Has it been recommended by reputable doctors and other professionals in the weight-loss field? Most medical professionals would not publicly recommend any weight-loss product unless they were sure of the accuracy of its claims.

3. Has the effectiveness of the slimming pill been proven through clinical tests? If it has been thus proven, then you can trust it to deliver on its promises.

4. Does the diet pill have any serious bad side effects? You do not want to start swallowing any pills that might seriously ill-affect your health.

5.Do past users of that particular diet capsules or pills have good things to say about it? People who have actually used that particular product are the best judges of its effectiveness. If the vast majority of previous users of that diet pill publicly vouch for its effectiveness, then you can confidently use it yourself.

6.Is it sold at a reasonable price? You don't want to spend half your salary on diet or slimming pills just because you want to lose weight.

7. Is it sold with a money-back guarantee? If it is, then you can have more confidence in that brand of slimming or diet pills. A money-back guarantee suggests that the vendors have confidence in the effectiveness of the diet pills.

When you have considered all these factors, and the product you have in mind meets these conditions, then you can safely buy it and use it as part of your weight-loss program.