We have seen a report today from researchers at Liverpool University who have been studying Zotrim – a weight loss pill that is deemed to be herbal (although we dispute this definition as it actually contains quite a bit of caffeine as well as a few plant extracts). Anyway, people taking Zotrim apparently are able to lose 11 pounds in one month compared with 1 pound for people taking a placebo. Zotrim has been designed to make the user feel fuller for longer and it apparently delays the time that it takes the stomach to empty by 20 minutes. The researchers also suggested that those taking the diet pill had a reduced incidence of sugar cravings – a pitfall for many dieters.
Longer term studies have however been less complimentary. A study by Which?, the consumer affairs organisation, has suggested that while people lose weight in the short term on this slimming pill, they actually put it all back on again. Zotrim can be purchased in most chemist stores and supermarkets in the UK. The Online Clinic does not supply weight loss pills that have not been through rigorous clinical trials to demonstrate safety and effectiveness so Zotrim is not available through our website.