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What Are The Side Effects Of Taking Metaswitch Pill By A Teenager Who Is Slightly Overweight?

My 12 year old cousin is slightly overweight and being teased at school as a result. My uncle thinks that he should buy some miracle pill off of the internet called metaswitch which is apparently a metabolism booster. I have tried explaining that her metabolism is fine, its her diet and sedentary lifestyle that are the problem. Help me out, I don t want my cousin taking weird pills with unknown side-effects...
Tue, 7 Jan 2014
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Thanks for query.you are right as far as metabolic rate is concerned it will increase when you do workouts daily.it is always better to do exercise and maintain a negative energy balance (i,e burn more calories than what you eat ) compared to using pills which are not proven for its efeects and side effects.motivate your cousin to do workouts .
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What Are The Side Effects Of Taking Metaswitch Pill By A Teenager Who Is Slightly Overweight?

Thanks for query.you are right as far as metabolic rate is concerned it will increase when you do workouts daily.it is always better to do exercise and maintain a negative energy balance (i,e burn more calories than what you eat ) compared to using pills which are not proven for its efeects and side effects.motivate your cousin to do workouts .