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Diet pills and supplements - are any of them any good? (93 posts)

Fake Alli Pills Putting Dieters in Danger

Since Alli became licensed for over-the-counter sale, many dieters have been turning to it to give their weight loss efforts a boost.

But now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned about counterfeit products on the market.

The counterfeit pills have been tested and shown to contain potentially harmful levels of sibutramine -- a drug that should only be available by prescription.

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5 comments · January 26, 2010

Most Annoying Weight Loss Scams of 2009?

Every few months some new weight loss gimmick comes along. It gets marketed like crazy across the Internet, then in another year or so, everyone forgets about it.

Thousands of desperate punters shell out serious money hoping for the miracle solution, but... no authentic success stories are forthcoming.

So here's my two picks for the most annoying hard-sells of the last 12 months.

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18 comments · January 5, 2010

Jillian Michaels Weight Loss Supplements?

I'm not sure what to make of this, but for a number of months now, Jillian Michaels has been pushing her own line of weight loss supplements. She has been riding a wave of success since being the Biggest Loser trainer - which led to her own weight loss program and a series of books and DVDs.

Supplements are whole different thing altogether.

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21 comments · December 20, 2009

The Biggest Loser: Dangerous Weight Loss

While there is no clear definition of what constitutes "unsafe" weight loss, it's probably fair to say that "The Biggest Loser" flirts with that blurry line at the best of times. Add some additional measures to the already-extreme methods imparted on TBL contestants and you have a recipe for a potentially dangerous situation.

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18 comments · December 8, 2009

Antioxidants: Bad for Diabetics?

Antioxidant vitamins, the once promising antidote to heart disease and cancer have become the red-headed stepchildren in the world of nutritional research. The latest bad news is that not only is it NOT effective for diabetics, it may actually worsen it.

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11 comments · November 2, 2009

Contrave: A New Miracle Weight Loss Pill?

Drug companies know that a pot of gold is up for grabs if they can only develop a break-through weight loss drug.

It looks like Contrave, one such contender, is one step closer to getting approval from the FDA which will open the drug up for sale in the USA.

At the end of a 56 week treatment study 48.2% of participants lost at least 10% of their body weight.

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6 comments · October 26, 2009

Fat-Burning Supplement Warning

The FDA is investigating "the potential relationship between Hydroxycut dietary supplements and liver injury or other potentially serious side effects" according to the issued warning.

There has been 1 death and 23 serious incidences reported, including severe jaundice and liver damage requiring transplant as well as seizures and rhabdomyolysis.

Iovate Health Sciences has responded by pulling 14 of their Hydroxycut products from the shelves. Iovate says that they had sold approximately 9 million units of the recalled products in 2008.

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10 comments · May 4, 2009

Alli and Appisat Approved For Over-the-Counter Sale in UK

Two diet drugs, Alli and Appisat, will go on sale in chemists for the first time in the UK this week. Previously, both drugs have been prescription-only.

But are they likely to help hopeful dieters - or just add to the credit crunch strain on wallets?

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7 comments · April 20, 2009

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