March 28, 2007 4:58 AM PDT. HOLLYWOOD, Fl. (March 26, 2007) ? The diet pill industry is set to be rocked by a coroner?s announcement earlier today that model and TrimSpa spokeswoman Anna Nicole Smith was on a host of prescription drugs including weight loss medication, when she died last month.
The basic active ingredient in Lipozene is a substance called Glucomannan, a root of a plant called Konjac. The âpotentialâ health benefits of Glucomannan are controlling Cholesterol, treating constipation (since itâs a fiber, it decreases bowel transit time) and also potentially useful for Type 2 diabetes.
Pycnogenol is POSSIBLY SAFE when taken by mouth in doses of 50 mg to 450 mg daily for up to one year, and when applied to the skin as a cream for up to 7 days or as a powder for up to 6 weeks.Pycnogenol can cause dizziness, gut problems, headache, and mouth ulcers. Early research suggests that chewing at least 6 pieces of gum with added pycnogenol for 14 days reduces bleeding and prevents increased plaque. 2  Diabetes. 3  Early evidence suggests that taking 50-200 mg of pycnogenol daily for 3-12 weeks slightly decreases blood sugar in people with diabetes.