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Half the users of diet drug Alli experience gastrointestinal side effects
Published September 26 2007
(NaturalNews) Approximately half the users of GlaxoSmithKline's new diet drug Alli may experience gastrointestinal side effects, according to clinical trials conducted before the drug's approval. Alli...
Concepts: Alli, diet drug, diet pills, side effects, orlistat

FTC sues makers of diet pills for false claims; ignores Big Pharma's false claims
Published January 9 2007
(NaturalNews) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week that it had settled with four weight loss pill companies for more than $25 million over complaints the companies had made...
Concepts: the FTC, health claims, diet pills, weight loss, consumer health

Hoodia update: Counterfeit rate reaches 80 percent, but genuine hoodia is still available
Published August 28 2006
Here's a quick update on the state of the hoodia gordonii supplement industry. You probably already know that I don't sell hoodia products nor do I make any commissions on any such sales, so I've been...
Concepts: hoodia, weight loss, hoodia gordonii, weight loss pills, diet pills

Legitimate hoodia seller targets dishonest competition with national "Hoodia Scam" ads
Published August 23 2006
The hoodia gordonii succulent, which has been used as a hydrator and appetite suppressant for centuries by the San tribe of the Kalahari Desert, arrived in the U.S. and Europe with such an impact that...
Concepts: hoodia, hoodia frauds, diet pills, weight loss

Doctor prescribes weight loss pills to woman with giant abdominal cyst
Published June 30 2006
(NaturalNews) A New Zealand doctor is being charged with professional misconduct for prescribing diet pills to a woman with a huge abdominal cyst.

The victim visited the doctor four times...

Concepts: weight loss pills, medical malpractice, weight loss, New Zealand, diet pills

Hoodia gordonii update: Honest sellers, safety information and weight loss realities
Published June 12 2006
I am an outspoken critic of hoodia gordonii scams and con artists, but a supporter of honest nutritional supplements and herbal medicine in general. I've followed this story for almost two years now,...
Concepts: hoodia, weight loss, diet pills, hoodia gordonii, Sudafed


Alli weight loss drug has disgusting side effects and may block fat-soluble vitamins
Published May 17 2006
Everybody is excited, it seems, about the new weight loss drug Alli, which will soon be sold over the counter (no prescription necessary). An FDA review panel gave it the thumbs up, saying it thought...
Concepts: weight loss, Alli, side effects, weight loss drug, diet pills

Hoodia fraud: Counterfeit hoodia gordonii weight loss pills dominate the market
Published February 21 2006
This is an article about the market for hoodia gordonii, the diet pills used to suppress appetite and now being sold by a variety of companies. To begin this article, I have to tell you that I can't...
Concepts: hoodia, counterfeit hoodia, hoodia gordonii, weight loss, nutritional supplements

Diet Pill Supplement Scam: Two-Thirds of Hoodia Gordonii Pills Sold In the United States Are Counterfeit
Published August 30 2005
As part of an ongoing investigation into Hoodia Gordonii supplements sold around the world, Truth Publishing has now learned that eleven out of seventeen brand-name hoodia supplements have failed a...
Concepts: hoodia, hoodia gordonii, weight loss, Africa, United States

Losing weight with appetite suppressing drugs, herbs and macronutrients
Published July 6 2005
Are you trying to lose weight? If so, let me ask you a question: What would make your weight loss goals easier to achieve? Aside from having those pounds magically melt off, appetite control would...
Concepts: appetite, appetite suppressant, appetite control, appetite suppressants, ephedra

DHEA for weight loss: miracle drug or unproven experiment?
Published June 27 2005
In a study exploring DHEA-replacement therapy as a weight loss technique, researchers gave test animals large doses of both DHEA and the drug fenfluramine. According to Dr. Ray Sahelian's DHEA: A...
Concepts: DHEA, obesity, weight loss, cancer, body fat

PYY3-36 appetite control nasal spray may be effective, yet still misused by consumers
Published April 17 2005
Every once in a while, a prescription drug comes along that has the potential to actually help people. In this article, I will be discussing the PYY3-36 Appetite Control Nasal Spray made by a company...
Concepts: Merck, Nastech, appetite control, nasal spray, appetite

Consumer Alert: Hoodia Gordonii weight loss pills scam exposed by independent investigation
Published March 26 2005
Truth Publishing can now reveal the details of an exhaustive investigation into what may be the largest Hoodia Gordonii supplement scam operating in North America: the Pure Hoodia, Inc. company. (This...
Concepts: hoodia, Pure Hoodia, hoodia gordonii, weight loss, appetite suppressant

Trim Spa weight loss supplement is formulated with effective ingredients
Published March 1 2005
By now, virtually everyone in the world has heard about the weight loss supplement called Trim Spa. You may be wondering, is this the real thing? Does it really work? Anna Nicole lost 60 or 70 pounds...
Concepts: Trim Spa, weight loss, sugar, glucomannan, blood sugar


Acomplia diet drug shows real promise for sustained weight loss, but only if you keep taking it
Published November 9 2004
In early clinical trials, Acomplia is looking promising. But with only 3,000+ people tested so far, it's far from being approved by the FDA. And even as effective as Acomplia appears to be in early...
Concepts: weight loss, diet drug, Acomplia, diet pills, diet drugs

The Palm Springs Diet Promises to Help You Lose Weight, But Does It Really Work?
Published August 6 2004
Following the popularity of the Hamptons Diet and the South Beach Diet, a new diet product is emerging on the market called the Palm Springs Diet. This isn't a book, but rather a product that promises...
Concepts: Palm Springs Diet, chitosan, lose weight, weight loss, nutrition

Do CLA supplements help you lose weight and prevent breast cancer?
Published August 3 2004
Many people are taking CLA supplements, also known as conjugated linoleic acid, in order to lose weight, increase their lean muscle mass, and protect against breast cancer. But a new look at the...
Concepts: CLA, cancer, breast cancer, CLA supplements, weight loss

Medical researchers remain baffled at attempts to treat obesity with appetite suppressing hormones like PYY
Published August 3 2004
Scientists remain baffled at attempts to treat obesity by administering hormones such as PYY, which reportedly function as appetite suppressants. In 2002, researchers from London reported that they...
Concepts: appetite, obesity, PYY, hormones, appetite hormones

Diabetics advised to avoid caffeine; new study shows radical blood sugar effects
Published July 26 2004
It's always interesting to me to observe what sort of medical news makes the headlines, and lately we've seen a number of stories talking about a new study that shows how caffeine destabilizes blood...
Concepts: caffeine, blood sugar, diabetics, diabetes, diabetic

Are you a weight loss / diet pills / liposuction junkie?
Published July 26 2004
It seems that everybody wants to lose weight. But when most people say they want to lose weight, what they really mean is they want to lose weight without altering their current lifestyle. They want...
Concepts: diet pills, weight loss, liposuction, physical exercise, lose weight

FDA's relentless assault on diet pills and nutritional supplements puts Metabolife founder in hot seat
Published July 24 2004
If you ever own a nutritional supplements manufacturing company, make sure you never try to interfere with the FDA's oppression of your own products, or you'll be charged with "interfering" with the...
Concepts: Metabolife, nutritional supplements, diet pills, the FDA, ephedra

Diet pills consumed in large quantities by teen girls seeking athletic look
Published July 8 2004
Diet pills are now being consumed by an alarming number of teenagers -- both girls and boys -- in an attempt to achieve an athletic body look without actually having to engage in sports. A frightening...
Concepts: teenagers, diet pills, weight loss, losing weight, adolescent nutrition

Diet pills promise appetite suppressant properties, but low-carb nutrition and whole food supplements work far better
Published June 13 2004
A Paris-based pharmaceutical company has unveiled an experimental new drug to combat obesity. The drug is, according to preliminary research data, a powerful appetite suppressant. Prescribe it to...
Concepts: appetite, appetite suppressant, food supplements, diet pills, whole food supplements

Diet pills make comeback with ephedra-free weight loss supplements
Published May 10 2004
Following the politically movitvated ban on ephedra by the FDA, makers of diet pills and weight loss supplements have been frantically reformulating their products to achieve ephedra-like results....
Concepts: diet pills, weight loss, ephedra, the FDA, nutrition



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