Watch out Acomplia, Clenbuterol and Lipo 6 – a new “miracle� weight-loss pill, Excalia, has entered the murky world of diet pills, and often exaggerated weight loss claims that go with them.

Wait, wait a minute…it does not take much to challenge Lipo 6, a chicken breast sandwich will do. Clenbuterol is illegal, so it should not be compared to legal prescription diet pills like Acomplia.

Speaking of which, although it is considered safe, Acomplia may increase the risk of psychiatric disorders. Isn’t losing weight stressful enough? Who needs additional psychosis?

Since Excalia “contains two drugs which are already widely used,� there is a hope that it will have minimum side effects. Personally, I am skeptical, but the time will tell.

The pill helps people lose weight by tricking the body into keeping elevated metabolism, which in turn, greatly reduces a chance of a weight loss plateau – that often occurs when calories are reduced, and a person have lost some weight.

In addition, it also plays games with your head by making you think that you are not hungry increases “levels of a hormone that stops us getting hungry.�

Compared to other weight-loss drugs which generally help people lose weight at the rate of 5 to 10 percent a year – Excalia’s early test results seem promising – most “men and women taking Excalia for 48 weeks lost 12 per cent of their body weight.�

Who is responsible for this weigh-loss “wonder�? The Californian biopharmaceutical company Orexigen.