Weight-Loss Potions Have Hidden Surprises – Heart to Heart (usnews.com)
December 30, 2008
Weight-Loss Potions Have Hidden Surprises – Heart to Heart (usnews.com)
Weight-Loss Potions Have Hidden Surprises
December 23, 2008 04:44 PM ET | Bernadine Healy M.D. | Permanent Link | Print
The Food and Drug Administration is not the Grinch who stole Christmas for warning just before the holiday that a passel of weight loss drugs—28 to be exact, all currently available over the counter or on the Internet—can be dangerous to people’s health. In fact, the agency may be a health savior for lots of people who have been lulled into taking diet potions that might work but bear surprise ingredients, two of which are particularly concerning.
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