"Trying to lose weight until death"… Professor Yoo Seong-ho emphasizes the dangers of 'this medicine', what are its ingredients?

Professor Yoo Seong-ho (52) of the Department of Legal Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine, a renowned forensic scientist in Korea, warned about the dangers of diet pills containing phentermine.

On the 15th, Professor Yoo Seong-ho's YouTube channel 'Yoo Seong-ho's Demantalk (deadmantalk)' uploaded a video titled 'The drug that ruins your body and mind while trying to lose weight. Be careful with this alone!' In this video, Professor Yoo said, "(The diet drug containing phentermine prescribed for obesity treatment) has been considered a very serious issue in the medical industry for about 15 to 16 years," and "I have seen many cases where people taking this drug die suddenly in the long run." He continued, "A senior professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine once published a case report indicating that many of the sudden cardiac death patients had taken phentermine-containing drugs." He also said, "While I can't call this drug a 'prohibited drug,' I recommend avoiding it as much as possible." What were the three fundamental principles of dieting that Professor Yoo Seong-ho presented? Professor Yoo explained, "How should you lose weight? By doing it through a balanced diet. ▲Balanced diet ▲Exercise ▲Sleep—losing weight with these three, but because people rely on medication to lose weight quickly, various accidents happen."

Everyone knows about a balanced diet and exercise, but many people do not realize why 'sleep' is important for weight loss. Not getting enough sleep makes our bodies more prone to gaining weight. During sleep, the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, which excites the body, decreases. However, people who lack sleep do not experience this process properly, leading to an increase in the neurotransmitter catecholamine, which raises blood sugar levels. When blood sugar rises rapidly, the body overproduces insulin to lower it. The problem is that excessive insulin secretion inhibits fat breakdown and burning, promoting fat storage. Lack of sleep also raises cortisol levels, a stress hormone, which further encourages fat accumulation. According to a study by West Coast University in the United States, women who sleep less than 5 hours a day gained about 15 kg more on average than women who sleep more than 7 hours. However, sleeping excessively is not good for health. The optimal sleep duration is 6 to 8 hours. A team led by Professor Kim Byung-sung from the Department of Family Medicine at Kyunghee University Hospital, who followed 2,470 adults participating in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, found that those sleeping more than 9 hours had a 2.8 times higher risk of cardiovascular disease and a 3.1 times higher risk of cerebrovascular disease compared to those sleeping 7 hours. Irregular sleep and wake times also increase the risk of vascular diseases, so it is best to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day.

<Source: Health Chosun>