There are many types of weight-loss supplements and diet pills in the market. Some of these pills are designed to curb your appetite, some supposedly speed up your metabolism, some are supposed to prevent your body from absorbing too much fat or restrict absorption of carbohydrate.

Keep in mind that these are dietary supplements -- not drugs -- and thus have NOT been through the FDA drug approval process. The Diet Drug Report is currently assembling information about these products. Please click on those with links below for more information, and check back for updates.

Some of the terms you will see associated with these pills include:

• Appetite suppressants (cause loss of appetite)
• Carb blockers (inhibit the metabolism of carbohydrates into stored fat)
• Chromium Picolinate (fat burner)
• CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid, a naturally occurring free fatty acid said to build muscle, reduce body fat)
• Cortisol control (helps control stress-related eating by cutting cortisol production)
• Diuretics (increase urine excretion and can cause a temporary weight loss)
• Ephedrine (amphetamine-like stimulant that increases metabolism to burn more fat)
• Fat blockers (inhibit the body from absorbing fat during digestion)
• Fat burners (use ephedrine or other substances to increase metabolism to burn more fat)
• Thermogenic effects (raises your body temperature, thereby increasing your metabolic rate and the number of calories burned)
• Thyroid support (helps those with low-thyroid stop carbohydrate and sugar cravings, while increasing metabolic rate)
• Weight-loss stacks (combination of supplements designed to aid dieters)