{"id":85068,"date":"2025-08-29T16:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills"},"modified":"2025-08-29T17:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:29:57","slug":"health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills","title":{"rendered":"Health Ministry Issues Warning on Weight Gain Pills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Ministry of Health has issued a public advisory cautioning the public against the use of weight gain pills, warning that such products pose serious health risks.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry, widely used pills such as \u201cPer Yassin,\u201d \u201c3 Days Pill,\u201d and \u201cPerr\u201d may promise rapid results but can severely damage vital organs, including the liver, kidneys, and heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese pills are not safe. Most are unregulated and can quietly damage your liver, kidneys, and heart,\u201d the Ministry stated.<\/p>\n<p>It further stressed that the dangers of these products far outweigh any perceived benefits. \u201cThe so-called \u2018fast results\u2019 often come with serious risks, including lifelong health complications,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry encouraged individuals to adopt safer and healthier alternatives such as balanced nutrition, regular exercise, and professional medical guidance, instead of resorting to unregulated substances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t gamble with your health for quick results. Your body deserves better,\u201d the Ministry urged.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, an increasing number of young people in The Gambia have turned to weight gain pills in pursuit of an idealized body image, raising public health concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Ministry of Health has issued a public advisory cautioning the public against the use of weight gain pills, warning that such products pose serious health risks. According to the Ministry, widely used pills such as \u201cPer Yassin,\u201d \u201c3 Days Pill,\u201d and \u201cPerr\u201d may promise rapid results but can severely damage vital [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":85067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-85068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Health Ministry Issues Warning on Weight Gain Pills - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ministry of Health has issued a public advisory cautioning the public against the use of weight gain pills, warni ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Health Ministry Issues Warning on Weight Gain Pills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ministry of Health has issued a public advisory cautioning the public against the use of weight gain pills, warni ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-29T16:46:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-29T17:29:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1756475924.752736.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Health Ministry Issues Warning on Weight Gain Pills\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-29T16:46:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-29T17:29:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills\"},\"wordCount\":199,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1756475924.752736.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-ministry-issues-warning-on-weight-gain-pills\",\"name\":\"Health Ministry Issues Warning on Weight Gain Pills - 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